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Lamp

Collection Type

  • Lighting

Date

1895-1930

GUSN

GUSN-4310

Description

Oil lamp, electrified; Molded colorless glass body; octagonal vasi-form font decorated with Greek key design around top; octagonally faceted columnar support terminating in tapered octagonal base.

Details

Descriptive Terms

lamps (lighting devices)
brass (alloy)
glass (material)
molding (forming)
Lamp
Lamp

Associated Building

Original to Sayward-Wheeler House (York Harbor, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

15 x 10 1/4 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the heirs of Elizabeth Cheever Wheeler

Accession Number

1977.612

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