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Pitt Rivers Museum

1932.88.764

Hanging iron lamp. Open, pointed oval lamp with flat bottom, expanding sides; wick holder in situ. Vertical arm, decorated in sections, attached at the back. Thick metal wire hook attached at the end via a swivel loop. [MOBB [OPS move] 18/5/2017]


1932.88.764

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Collection type
Object
Description
Hanging iron lamp. Open, pointed oval lamp with flat bottom, expanding sides; wick holder in situ. Vertical arm, decorated in sections, attached at the back. Thick metal wire hook attached at the end via a swivel loop. [MOBB [OPS move] 18/5/2017]
Long description
The sides of the lamp are decorated with the following words in relief: [On one side] NOFIRI - BR [On the other side] ACOLINI -. There are also foliate designs at the beginning and end of the letters. [MOBB [OPS move] 18/5/2017]
Geographical reference
Firenze Florence
Cultural groups
Italian
Person
Field collector Henry Balfour
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1893
Date collected
1893
Acquisition information
Donated: 1932
Materials and processes
Material Iron Metal, Material Metal Wire, Process Inscribed, Process Jointed, Process Cast, Process Embossed
Dimensions
Height: max 107 mm, Width: max 63 mm, Length: max 83 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1932.88.764 Other numbers: QS 38 [Q S 38]

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