1840-1870 Victorian “Gone With the Wind” Oil Lamp

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Oil Lamp Converted to a Two Light Lamp: Brass Base with Hand Painted Globe
Oil Lamp Converted to a Two Light Lamp

Brass Base with Hand Painted Globe

Name/Title

1840-1870 Victorian “Gone With the Wind” Oil Lamp

Tags

Glass, Neches Bell

Scope and Content

White round globe, brass, hand painted base, floral.

Collection

John Henry Kirby

Cataloged By

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Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Debra Brown

Inventory

Inventoried By

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Inventoried Date

Jan 27, 2022

Inventoried By

[email protected]

Inventoried Date

Dec 16, 2021

Inventoried By

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Inventoried Date

Jan 20, 2021

Condition

Reason for Exam

Loan In - Incoming

Overall Condition

Very Good

Date Examined

Jan 20, 2021

Examined By

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Cleanliness

clean

Materials

glass, brass, material wick

Structure

Victorian "Gone with the Wind"

Parts

three

Mechanism

Lamp, globe, wick

Notes

"Gone With the Wind" lamps were named after the films debut in 1939 because so many similar lamps were used as props in the move. The lamps are actually hurricane or chamber lamps.

Maintenance

Required Maintenance

cleaning the glass and brass

Maintenance Interval

Every 2 Weeks

Start Date

Oct 15, 2021

Maintenance History

By

Debra Brown

Date

Jan 27, 2022

By

Debra Brown

Date

Dec 16, 2021

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Neches Belle

Exhibition

Kirby Parlor Exhibit

Research Notes

Research Type

Curator

Person

[email protected]

Date

Oct 15, 2021

Notes

1840-1870 Civil War

Created By

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Create Date

January 20, 2021

Updated By

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Update Date

August 4, 2025