Toy Lamp

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Toy Lamp

Entry/Object ID

1962.16.8

Description

Miniature, working oil lamp. The lamp consists of a round yellow glass base with a brass mount at the top holding an opaque white glass chimney. A string is threaded through the brass mount and hangs into the base. It is marked, "L. H. Omstead Little Harry's Night Lamp".

Context

Owned by Grace Chaffee Smith as a child

Acquisition

Accession

1962.16

Source or Donor

Smith, Grace Helen Chaffee (1877-1971)

Made/Created

Manufacturer

L. H. Olmstead

Date made

1877

Place

City

New York City

State/Province

New York

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

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

Material

Glass, Brass