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Camphene Lamp

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Collection Type

  • Lighting

Date

1830-1850

GUSN

GUSN-57400

Description

Rectangular backplate, 3 lobed cylindrical font, pendant reservoir, flared shd

Details

Descriptive Terms

camphene lamps
painting (coating)
tin (metal)
Tin
Painted
LAMP, CAMPHENE

Associated Building

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

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

10.625 x 5.25 x 5 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

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

Accession Number

1942.4257

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