Baker's lamp of cast iron broken into two pieces, the lamp and the lid. [MOBB [OPS move] 5/4/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Baker's lamp of cast iron broken into two pieces, the lamp and the lid. [MOBB [OPS move] 5/4/2017]
Long description: Baker's lamp of cast iron broken into two pieces, the lamp and the lid. Oval bowl shaped lamp with shallow wick lip set within a larger oval drip dish (the rim of which is partially broken off). Hinged lid (the hinge broken and missing) is also oval with three perforations and a small vertical handle towards the front. [MOBB [OPS move] 5/4/2017]
Geographical reference: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Europe > Northern Europe > United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; England Oxfordshire near Oxford Kidlington
Cultural groups: English
Person: Maker Unknown Maker; Field collector Henry Balfour; PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1888
Date collected: 1888
Acquisition information: Donated: 1932
Materials and processes: Material Iron Metal, Process Perforated, Process Cast
Dimensions: Height: max 118 mm, Width: max 122 mm, Length: max 220 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1932.88.911 Other numbers: W 2

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