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Oil Lamp
18th century8 1/2 in. x 4 in.
Unidentified,
Object Type:
Household Object
Medium and Support:
brass
Credit Line:
Florence Griswold Museum; Gift of Mr. and Mrs. George Page Ely
Accession Number:
X1972.240
A brass oil lamp which burns two rushes. A vase-shaped support rises from a flat, round base. the oil was held in a reservoir from which two rush spouts protrude to one side. Opposite the spout is a handle joining the reservoir and the vertical post. The handle has been resoldered and the reservoir has been repaired. Whale oil lamps often had double wicks like those here.
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