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Oil Lamp

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Collection Type

  • Lighting

Date

1840-1850

GUSN

GUSN-4511

Description

Two-stem wick cap; a removable round glass magnifier with pewter hood attached to front of font. Attributed to maker Rosewell Gleason.

Details

Descriptive Terms

oil lamps
molding (forming)
pewter (tin alloy)
tin (metal)
Pewter
Molded
LAMP, OIL

Associated Building

Original to Hamilton House (South Berwick, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

8.5 x 4 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Elizabeth R. Vaughan

Accession Number

1949.233

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