a) Vase: semicircular body, sloping shoulder, short neck, everted lip; Rose Mandarin design; brass cover with turned wood base; fitted for electricity. b) Raw silk circular lamp shade with concave sides.
lamps (lighting devices)
brass (alloy)
porcelain
silk (textile)
wood (plant material)
medallions (ornament areas)
rose (genus)
Porcelain
Brass
Silk
Rose Mandarin
LAMP
Rose Mandarin
Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),
Unknown
China
9.75 (H) (inches)
Gift of Ralph May
1971.451AB
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