Brass pillar lamp with central threaded rod, flat base and decorative final at the top. The lamp has four curved spouts, square in section, with cups for wick lips. There is also a sliding lid. There are four accessories (a pricker, tweezers, a snuffer and scissor snuffers) on metal chains suspended above the lid. Flat square base with raised circular ridge. Decorative scrolled pyramidal finial. [MOBB [OPS move] 26/4/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Brass pillar lamp with central threaded rod, flat base and decorative final at the top. The lamp has four curved spouts, square in section, with cups for wick lips. There is also a sliding lid. There are four accessories (a pricker, tweezers, a snuffer and scissor snuffers) on metal chains suspended above the lid. Flat square base with raised circular ridge. Decorative scrolled pyramidal finial. [MOBB [OPS move] 26/4/2017]
Geographical reference: Italy
Europe > Southern Europe > Italy
Cultural groups: Italian
Person: Field collector Enrico Francesco Canziani; PRM source Estella Louisa Michaela Canziani
Date / Period: Date made: 1800-1900?, uncertain
Date collected: By September 1965
Acquisition information: Bequeathed: 1965
Materials and processes: Material Brass Metal, Material Iron Metal, Material Copper Alloy Metal, Process Jointed, Process Twisted, Process Cast
Dimensions: Height: max 803 mm, Width: max 182 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1965.9.19