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Lamp
- Maker: Smith & Co.
- Medium: Pewter
- Possible Place Made: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Dates: ca. 1847-1849
- Dimensions: 8 5/8 x 3 3/4 x 3 3/4 in. (21.9 x 9.5 x 9.5 cm)
- Markings: Marked on underside of base in center, impressed: "SMITH & CO" in arched rectangular stamp.
- Collections: Decorative Arts
- Museum Location:
This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor - Accession Number: 27.580b
- Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Samuel Doughty
- Image: Overall, 27.580b.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2004
- Catalogue Description: Pewter oil lamp, one of a pair. Pedestal consists of stepped dome base rising to narrow shaft with several sections, including large central tear-drop shaped section. Shaft supports cylindrical oil reservoir; body of reservoir tapers around collar to round opening (threaded on inside). Flat round lid with two metal feed tubes extending upright through center screws into opening. CONDITION: Fair; allover scratches, pitting, and discoloration spots; dark spots of discoloration or corrosion around reservoir and shaft; a few white spots of corrosion on lower edge of reservoir; feed tubes corroded.
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