- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- White metal mantle holder for use with brass oil lamp [1986.32.1 .1]. (No mantle was found with the object.) [MOBB [OPS move] 20/6/2017]
- Long description
- Circular, narrowing ring, with expanded bottom edge and inwardly expanding top edge. A metal wire arch projects over the ring, and is anchored on either side of the exterior of the ring. At the top of the arch the wire is bent to form a rounded 'M' shape, from which a mantle (no longer present) would be suspended over the burner of the lamp. Blackened on the interior. [MOBB [OPS move] 20/6/2017]
- Geographical reference
- Cultural groups
- German
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1986
- Date collected
- By 1986
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1986, uncertain
- Materials and processes
- Material White Metal, Material Metal Wire, Material Tin Metal, Process Bent
- Dimensions
- Height: max 88 mm, Width: max 48 mm, Length: max 59 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1986.32.1.2
1986.32.1.2
White metal mantle holder for use with brass oil lamp [1986.32.1 .1]. (No mantle was found with the object.) [MOBB [OPS move] 20/6/2017]
1986.32.1.2
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