Name/Title
Opalescent swirled glass kerosene nightlight, c. 1890sEntry/Object ID
2016.45.2Description
ACC. NO. 16.45.2
SUBJECT CATEGORY: HOUSEHOLD
DATE OR PERIOD: CIRCA 1890's
OBJECT: LAMP, MINIATURE
DESCRIPTION: A MINIATURE LAMP OF OPALESCENT SWIRLED GLASS IN WHITE BLOWN GLASS, ATTACHED TO A CLEAR GLASS PATTERN BASE. LAMP HAS THE ORIGINAL KEROSENE BURNER AND WICK ADJUSTER. THE GLASS HAS EVIDENCE OF AN IRIDESCENT FINISH CAUSED BY BEING BURIED IN THE EARTH AND EXPOSED TO SALT WATER, ETC.
SIZE: H: 6-3/4"
HISTORY OF OBJECT: A MINIATURE GLASS KEROSENE NIGHT LIGHT, WHICH COULD ALSO SERVE AS A UNIT FOR HEATING A CURLING IRON. IT WAS EXCAVATED FROM THE OLD ALAMEDA CITY DUMP ON BAY FARM ISLAND.
DONOR: PHIL GRAVEM
CATALOGED: JULY 2, 2016
