Hanging lamp of tinned iron. Circular lamp with flat bottom, straight sides and hinged lid over the pan. Long, narrow wick nozzle. The lid has fluted edges. Vertical arm at the back with rectangular aperture and decorative square plate at the top. The drip pan for this lamp is [1932.88.804 .2]. [MOBB [OPS move] 25/4/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Hanging lamp of tinned iron. Circular lamp with flat bottom, straight sides and hinged lid over the pan. Long, narrow wick nozzle. The lid has fluted edges. Vertical arm at the back with rectangular aperture and decorative square plate at the top. The drip pan for this lamp is [1932.88.804 .2]. [MOBB [OPS move] 25/4/2017]
Long description: The decorative plate has punched curves in each corner and a cross of punched bosses in the centre. [MOBB [OPS move] 25/4/2017]
Geographical reference: Portugal
Europe > Southern Europe > Portugal
Cultural groups: Portuguese
Person: Field collector Sydney Gerald Hewlett; PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1905
Date collected: By 1905
Acquisition information: Donated: 1932
Materials and processes: Material Iron Metal, Material Tin Metal, Process Jointed, Process Decorated, Process Embossed, Process Punched, Process Bent
Dimensions: Height: max 232 mm total, Height: max 128 mm, Width: max 54 mm total, Width: max 57 mm, Length: max 87 mm total, Length: max 86 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1932.88.804.1 Other numbers: QC 32 [Q C 32]

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