Square brass base; stepped dome; reeded column with Ionic capital. Electrified. Shade: bulbous with knopped and faceted waist tapering to faceted top. Etched grape vine; cut punty or circles motif.
kerosene lamps
brass (alloy)
plate (material)
cutting (dividing)
etching (corroding)
etching (printing process)
frosting
glass (material)
plating (metal coating)
vine scrolls
Ionic order
columns (architectural elements)
reeding
Glass
Brass
Plated
Cut
Frosted
Etched
Reeding
Ionic Column
Vine
LAMP, KEROSINE
Original to Hamilton House (South Berwick, Me.),
Unknown
28 x 12.5 (HxW) (inches)
Bequest of Elizabeth R. Vaughan
1949.302
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