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- Date
- 1880 – 1910
- Material
- glass; metal, brass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0029 a,b
- Description
- A pair of pressed glass oil lamps. Each lamp has a square base of glass for about 1/3 of its height becoming round and faceted, shaped similarly to an electric light bulb at the top, where the oil supply is located. A brass lid holds twin burners on each lamp, and snuffers are attached to each la…
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- Title
- Oil Lamp
- Date
- 1880 – 1910
- Material
- glass; metal, brass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 8.5 (base) x 32.5 cm
- Description
- A pair of pressed glass oil lamps. Each lamp has a square base of glass for about 1/3 of its height becoming round and faceted, shaped similarly to an electric light bulb at the top, where the oil supply is located. A brass lid holds twin burners on each lamp, and snuffers are attached to each lamp by a chain.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0029 a,b
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- Date
- 1890 – 1915
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0074
- Description
- Aladdin-style lamp on circular base, body in shape of bird's body but flat-topped with two openings, one for liquid and one for wick. At one end of egg-shaped container is bird's head. Decoration on bird's neck repeated on underside of container. Row decoration around circular base. Floral decorati…
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- Title
- Oil Lamp
- Date
- 1890 – 1915
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 6.7 x 5.1 x 11.0 cm
- Description
- Aladdin-style lamp on circular base, body in shape of bird's body but flat-topped with two openings, one for liquid and one for wick. At one end of egg-shaped container is bird's head. Decoration on bird's neck repeated on underside of container. Row decoration around circular base. Floral decoration on top and around rim of container. Stamped on neck of base: "800" and hallmark resembling four-leaf clover which is eroded but reveals letters "S" and "H".
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0074
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