Oil lamp

Item Information

Title:
Oil lamp
Description:
Three-part molded glass font. Frosted colorless ribbed, squat, circular body, surmounted by a cylindrical brass collar w/ domed mount. Threaded to receive burner. Slightly shaped base metal stem set in cast iron base. Base is hexagonal w/ a stylized floral element on each facade, surmounted by a slightly stylized petaled stem tapering up to the stem.
Date:
1860–1875
Format:
Objects/Artifacts
Genre:
brass (alloy)
glass (material)
iron (metal)
oil lamps
Location:
Historic New England
Collection (local):
Digitized Museum Collections
Subjects:
Glass
Iron
Brass
Places:
Massachusetts > Essex (county) > Newbury
Coffin House (Newbury, Mass.)
Extent:
9.125 in. x 5.688 in. (H x W)
Link to Item:
https://gusn.us/25137
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
Contact host institution for more information.
Notes:
Gift of Margaret E.C. Merriam in memory of her mother Elizabeth Low Coffin Colman
Accession #:
1985.200
Identifier:
25137