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1932.88.792.2

Brass drip pan and hanging arm for brass lamp [1932.88.792 .1]. Tear-drop shaped drip pan with flat bottom and slightly flared sides with rounded wick lip. The arm at the back is rolled at the edges and curves over the entire lamp. There is a metal suspension loop to which a metal chain is attached from which a hook and a pair of simple tweezers dangle. In front of the loop is a decorative metal plate with four heart-shapes cut out. [MOBB [OPS move] 15/3/2017]


1932.88.792.2

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Collection type
Object
Description
Brass drip pan and hanging arm for brass lamp [1932.88.792 .1]. Tear-drop shaped drip pan with flat bottom and slightly flared sides with rounded wick lip. The arm at the back is rolled at the edges and curves over the entire lamp. There is a metal suspension loop to which a metal chain is attached from which a hook and a pair of simple tweezers dangle. In front of the loop is a decorative metal plate with four heart-shapes cut out. [MOBB [OPS move] 15/3/2017]
Geographical reference
Cultural groups
Dutch
Person
Field collector Sarah Walker Comber
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1894
Date collected
By 1894
Acquisition information
Donated: 1932
Materials and processes
Material Brass Metal, Material Copper Alloy Metal, Material Metal Wire, Process Decorated, Process Perforated, Process Bent, Process Jointed
Dimensions
Height: max 177 mm, Width: max 103 mm, Length: max 173 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1932.88.792.2

Search terms: Lighting, Lamp

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