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Lamp

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a glass lamp with a bulbous body. The lamp is transparent and shiny with a handle on the left side. The handle is C-shaped. The base of the lamp is wide and flat. The base has a decorative edge around it. The lamp has a short stem that connects the base to the bulbous body. The bulbous body tapers in at the top. The top of the lamp is covered with a small metal piece with a wick protruding from it. The background of the image is a plain wall. The surface the lamp is sitting on appears to be a table or shelf. The image is in black and white. It is titled 'Lamp' by an artist.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1827–35
Medium
Lacy pressed glass, tin, cork
Culture
American
Dimensions
465 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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