Artist:American
Medium: Pewter
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Dates:19th century
Dimensions: 9 1/2 x 5 1/4 x 4 5/8 in. (24.1 x 13.3 x 11.7 cm)
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Museum Location: Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 27.526
Image: 27.462.jpg,
Catalogue Description: Pewter oil lamp. Round disk base with stepped edge is sunken on top; tall narrow cylindrical shaft rises from center of base, decorated with incised lines; bracket-shaped handle soldered to shaft above midpoint. Shaft supports small bowl-like oil well with sides that flare slightly toward shoulder, then taper in around collar and rise to round mouth; hinge on side of mouth for now-lost lid. On side of well opposite hinge (and handle of shaft), a large feed tube projects from bottom edge of well then curves upward as it tapers; saucer-shaped collar around opening (for flame). CONDITION: Fair; badly tarnished and dirty; base is bent and misshapen, causing shaft to lean to one side; crack in top of handle; underside of base shows whitish corrosion; join of shaft and well shows modern soldering; dents and scratches in reservoir; collar around feed tube bent; lid missing.