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Of bulbous square form, cast with a rondel(?) on each side of a woman's face in high relief. It is within a honeycomb reserve and foliate elements at the sides, on four paw form feet. It is a kerosene lamp that has been eletrified. It has a bronze and pewter finish.
lamps (lighting devices)
bronze (metal)
casting (process)
pewter (tin alloy)
metal
white metal
tin (metal)
figure- and animal-derived motifs
women (female humans)
Unidentified Metal
Bronze
Slip Cast
Woman
Pewter
LAMP
Original to Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm (Newbury, Mass.),
Unknown
10.75 x 7.5 (HxW) (inches)
Bequest of Amelia W. Little
1986.56
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