Oil lamp

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Oil lamp

Entry/Object ID

VC.79.13

Description

Betty lamp of cast iron with cotton wick; body of lamp rather leaf-shaped with a hinged door which closes around wick support; round wick support attached to bottom does not touch sides; 2 pins connect top of Betty lamp body with bottom; thick "bail" rises from body of Betty lamp; S-hook through hole in bail connected to fish-hook shaped piece of wrought iron for hanging.

Collection

Van Cortlandt Manor Object Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Notes

Dates: 1768 - 1837 Date made: r. 1768 - 1837

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

9-3/4 in

Depth

3 in

Length

3-13/16 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 9 3/4 x 3 x 3 13/16 in. (24.8 x 7.6 x 9.7 cm)

Material

Cotton, Wick, Iron Wrought

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: Slightly rusted on surface.

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 11A