Hanging metal lamp. Ovoid lamp with flat bottom, straight sides and flat top. There is a triangular aperture cut into the top; a hinged lid with curled metal handle covers this opening. Vertical projection from the back of the lamp curves over the lamp and is perforated towards the end. A rivet through the hole is connected to two long pieces of bent metal wire. One piece of wire ends in a hook. The other hold a conical extinguisher and a long piece of plain wire. [MOBB [OPS move] 4/1/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Hanging metal lamp. Ovoid lamp with flat bottom, straight sides and flat top. There is a triangular aperture cut into the top; a hinged lid with curled metal handle covers this opening. Vertical projection from the back of the lamp curves over the lamp and is perforated towards the end. A rivet through the hole is connected to two long pieces of bent metal wire. One piece of wire ends in a hook. The other hold a conical extinguisher and a long piece of plain wire. [MOBB [OPS move] 4/1/2017]
Geographical reference: Italy
Europe > Southern Europe > Italy
Cultural groups: Italian
Person: Field collector Estella Louisa Michaela Canziani; PRM source Estella Louisa Michaela Canziani
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1965
Date collected: By September 1965
Acquisition information: Bequeathed: 1965
Materials and processes: Material Metal, Material Metal Wire, Material Tin Metal, Process Soldered, Process Bent, Process Jointed, Process Rolled
Dimensions: Length 75 mm bowl, Height 91 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1965.9.6

Search terms: Lighting, Lamp

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