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1892.41.258

Pottery lamp of redware, the upper portion mainly glazed brown. This is a round lamp, with open top and expanding flat rim. The spout is slightly cylindrical and integral to the body. The handle, which projects up and back from the rim ends in a slight scroll. [MOBB [OPS move] 31/5/2016]

1892.41.258

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Collection type
Object
Description
Pottery lamp of redware, the upper portion mainly glazed brown. This is a round lamp, with open top and expanding flat rim. The spout is slightly cylindrical and integral to the body. The handle, which projects up and back from the rim ends in a slight scroll. [MOBB [OPS move] 31/5/2016]
Person
Field collector Richard Carnac Temple
PRM source Richard Carnac Temple
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1892
Date collected
Before 1892
Acquisition information
Donated: 1892
Materials and processes
Material Pottery, Process Glazed
Dimensions
Height: max 39 mm, Diameter: max 48 mm, Length: max 82 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1892.41.258 Other numbers: LB 8 [L B 8]

Search terms: Pottery, Lighting, Lamp

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