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1884.116.102.1

Brass lamp; part of a double crusie lamp. Pentagonal shaped saucer lamp with five rounded wick lips formed by the folding up of the sides. Short back plate with rectangular aperture for hanging over the drip pan. Curved wick holder soldered into the bottom. The drip pan for this lamp is [1884.116.102 .2]. [MOBB [OPS move] 19/4/2017]

1884.116.102.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Brass lamp; part of a double crusie lamp. Pentagonal shaped saucer lamp with five rounded wick lips formed by the folding up of the sides. Short back plate with rectangular aperture for hanging over the drip pan. Curved wick holder soldered into the bottom. The drip pan for this lamp is [1884.116.102 .2]. [MOBB [OPS move] 19/4/2017]
Geographical reference
France
Europe > Western Europe > France
Auvergne Cantal
Cultural groups
French
Date / Period
Date made: Possibly before 1880
Date collected
1880
Acquisition information
Donated: 1884
Materials and processes
Material Brass Metal, Material Copper Alloy Metal, Process Perforated, Process Soldered, Process Cast
Dimensions
Height: max 375 mm total, Height: max 75 mm, Width: max 128 mm total, Width: max 123 mm, Length: max 122 mm total, Length: max 128 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1884.116.102.1 Other numbers: QM 21 [Q M 21] PR no.: 40/ 11363

Search terms: Lighting, Lamp

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