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1932.88.351

Pottery lamp of dark red ware with remnants of grey slip. [MOBB [OPS move] 9/11/2016]


1932.88.351

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Collection type
Object
Description
Pottery lamp of dark red ware with remnants of grey slip. [MOBB [OPS move] 9/11/2016]
Long description
Pottery lamp of dark red ware with remnants of grey slip. Pointed oval with slightly curved lug handle at the back. Flat bottom with shallow expanding sides and convex top. The top is decorated with fine designs in relief. Designs include scrolls, zig-zags, and sections of reticulation. The wick end is heavily blackened. On the underside and bottom are traces of more scroll designs. [MOBB [OPS move] 9/11/2016]
Person
Field collector Bailey
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1894
Date collected
By 1894
Acquisition information
Donated: 1932
Materials and processes
Material Pottery, Process Decorated, Process Slipped, Process Moulded
Dimensions
Height: max 39 mm, Length: max 89 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1932.88.351 Other numbers: KS 87 [K S 87]
Research and responses

There is no information to suggest to which Bailey this name refers. There are several Baileys who donated objects to the museum, but none from this region or time period. [MO'B 5/2/2001]

Search terms: Lighting, Pottery, Lamp