Oil lamp

1820-1870

Measurements

10-1/4 in x 7 in (dia)

Materials

Pewter, tinned sheet iron (burner)

Credit Line

Historic Odessa Foundation, The David Wilson Mansion, Inc.

Accession Number

1971.848

Condition Notes

The oil reservoir has broken off this lamp, leaving remnants of the two pewter vertical straps that held it in place.

Provenance

Ex coll. Mrs. E. Tatnall (Mary Corbit) Warner.

Comments

This oil lamp has a shaft with a bold ring or knop about 2/3 from the bottom.  The flared base has a rim around the edge forming a pan.  A solid C scroll handle near the top of the shaft provides easy moving..  A horizontal arm opposite the handle holds the wick pan.  The wick was originally gravity fed from a glass reservoir now missing entirely.  Originally, this lamp likely looked similar to oil lamp, accession no. 1959.3662.