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1932.88.346

Pottery lamp of buff ware. Pear or tear-drop shaped lamp with flat, round foot and shallow expanding sides to the shoulder. [MOBB [OPS move] 8/11/2016]


1932.88.346

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Collection type
Object
Description
Pottery lamp of buff ware. Pear or tear-drop shaped lamp with flat, round foot and shallow expanding sides to the shoulder. [MOBB [OPS move] 8/11/2016]
Long description
Pottery lamp of buff ware. Pear or tear-drop shaped lamp with flat, round foot and shallow expanding sides to the shoulder. From the shoulder the sides are convex and extend over the top of the lamp. The central filling hole is surrounded by a wide rim and a channel. There are diagonal lines, in relief, which radiate around the sides of the body. There is a ridge which runs the length of the wick nozzle and surrounds the wick hole. Three diagonal lines extend from this ridge on either side of the nozzle. [MOBB [OPS move] 8/11/2016]
Person
Field collector Canon Ridgeway
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1892
Date collected
By 1892
Acquisition information
Donated: 1932
Materials and processes
Material Pottery, Process Decorated, Process Moulded
Dimensions
Height: max 37 mm, Width: max 65 mm, Length: max 96 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1932.88.346 Other numbers: KS 41 [K S 41]

Search terms: Lighting, Pottery, Lamp