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Oil Lamp

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Collection Type

  • Lighting

Date

1885-1914

GUSN

GUSN-68456

Description

Oil lamp with a dark patina; footed, horse handle, pear-shapd body; swan lid

Details

Descriptive Terms

oil lamps
brass (alloy)
casting (process)
Lamp
Lamp, Oil
Lamp, Oil

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

3 x 3 5/8 x 1 1/2 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.1960

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