Oil lamp

Object/Artifact

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Oil lamp

Entry/Object ID

MP.87.123

Description

One of a pair of silver-fused argand lamps: each (from top to bottom) has gilded metal pineapple-shaped finial held in place by a brass screw through it and a silver-fused white metal ring of leaves at bottom; finial rests on large ball bisected by band of 4 conjoined lines; top half of ball bears an engraved round medallion with intricate decorative devices; shaft consists of: spool, (handle release with round knob on end rests in hole in this element), curved flaring element, a band of three joined rings, spool (arm attached here); tapering element (resembling top of column), column, c-shaped element; spool-shaped neck on base with band of 4 joined lines between 2 steps at edge of base; base weighted with composition; arm holding burner consists of: somewhat columnar element resting horizontally with serpentine-shaped "sides", c-shaped "top", and petal-line faceting running "down" to a hand-like connection to upright section via a rectangular length topped by a knob to regulate flame; upright section consists of burner rising above cylinder(collar to top); two bands of ornamentation run around bottom; inverted cap-shaped device extends beyond bottom of cylinder with a band of cutwork circles separating cylinder and edge of bottom.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Date made

circa 1795

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

16-3/4 in

Width

9-11/16 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 16 3/4 x 9 11/16 in. (42.5 x 24.6 cm)

Dimension Description

Bottom

Height

5-3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm)

Material

Metal (Silver-fused white), Copper (Silver-fused), brass, Metal (Gilded), Composition

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of Condition: Shaft severely bent; release stuck; collar around burner loose; missing bottom of burner cylinder; copper visible on edges; polish build-up; chimney missing.

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

MP.87.122 - Oil lamp - Part of set

General Notes

Note Type

General Note

Note

one of pair

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Montgomery Place, China Room