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Oil Lamp

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Collection Type

  • Lighting

Date

1850-1874

GUSN

GUSN-57375

Description

Black, rectangular back plate; cylindr. font, flared shade; electrified.

Details

Descriptive Terms

oil lamps
painting (coating)
tin (metal)
Tin
Painted
LAMP, OIL

Associated Building

Original to Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House (Gloucester, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

11.25 x 3.5 x 7.75 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Constance McCann Betts, Helena Woolworth Guest and Frasier W. McCann

Accession Number

1942.4236

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