Lamp, Oil

Name/Title

Lamp, Oil

Entry/Object ID

1971.113.042

Description

Hexagonal metal base, painted black. Painted glass column (pale peach, with small white bird-green and wine- colored grasses. Connectors are brass. Font is frosted glass with clear floral design. Brass collar and wide shoulder . Name, "Climax" - Made in U.S.A. stamped on wick screw. See: Thuro, Catherine M..V. Oil Lamps, The Kerosene Era in N.A., 1976

Collection

Lighting

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Lamp, Oil

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Lamp

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Lighting Devices

Nomenclature Class

Lighting Equipment

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Dimensions

Height

11-3/4 in

Diameter

5-1/8 in

Material

Brass, Glass, Metal

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

General Notes

Note

Notes: Height to collar, Diam.=hexagonal base