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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Kerosene Lamp
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.

Kerosene Lamp

Manufacturer Unknown
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1870
MediumMold blown glass | Gilt | Metal
DimensionsOverall: 9 7/8 in. (25.1 cm)
Base: 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (8.9 x 8.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.4646
Not on view
DescriptionKerosene lamp of colorless mold blown glass. Bull's eye pattern font decorated with a gilt band at the top of bull's eyes. With a metal mount on a pressed opal ribbed stem and a square bracket edged base. One or two nicks around bottom.

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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
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