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1932.88.766

Hanging copper alloy lamp, heavily blackened. Circular lamp with square projecting wick lip. Vertical, iron arm, curved over the lamp, attached at the back. Twisted iron hook and bent spike attached via swivel loop to the top of the arm. [MOBB [OPS move] 19/5/2017]

1932.88.766

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Collection type
Object
Description
Hanging copper alloy lamp, heavily blackened. Circular lamp with square projecting wick lip. Vertical, iron arm, curved over the lamp, attached at the back. Twisted iron hook and bent spike attached via swivel loop to the top of the arm. [MOBB [OPS move] 19/5/2017]
Geographical reference
Italy
Europe > Southern Europe > Italy
Rome
Cultural groups
Italian
Person
Field collector Sydney Gerald Hewlett
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1898
Date collected
By 1898
Acquisition information
Donated: 1932
Materials and processes
Material Iron Metal, Material Copper Alloy Metal, Material Copper Metal, Process Jointed, Process Cast, Process Twisted, Process Wrought
Dimensions
Height: max 106 mm, Width: max 65 mm, Length: max 96 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1932.88.766 Other numbers: QS 50 [Q S 50]

Search terms: Lighting, Lamp

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