A) Lamp: urnshape, silver colored finish; pineapple finial; painted red and cream. B) Shade: tapered paper cylinder; cream color.
lamps (lighting devices)
metal
silk (textile)
wood (plant material)
pineapple (motif)
Unidentified Metal
Silk
Pineapple
LAMP
A) Paper label on base ""Borgaese.""
Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),
Unknown
Italy
20.75 (H), 4.25 (diameter) (inches)
Gift of Ralph May
1971.890AB
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