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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Object ID
G.77.60
Date Range
Late 19th or early 20th c.
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Description
Candle stand or lamp of tin in an eye shape supporting three vertical cylinders serving as candle holders. For use on a table or stand. Edges of candle stand are turned up at about 45 degrees and crimped. A handle is soldered to one interior side of stand made of a curled strap of tin whose end extends for a thumb support.
Date Range
Late 19th or early 20th c.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 1
Storage Cabinet
Unit 46
Subcategory
Lighting Device
Object Name
Lamp, Candle
Material
Tinned Sheet Iron
Height (in)
2.25
Length (in)
10.25
Width (in)
5.5
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2014-07-10
Condition Notes
Minor deformation of sides; overall soil; small patches of rust on top surface. Some wax residue inside candle holders.
Object ID
G.77.60
Credit
Gift of Mrs. A.R. Cox in memory of William A. Snyder, Heritage Center Collection
Accession Number
G.77
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Collection
Wheatland
Object ID
W.1957.010.001
Collection
Wheatland
Description
A clear egg-shaped glass globe etched with flowers and fauna decor. At globe's base is a bronze collar featuring acanthus leaf decor, which supports the bronze bobeche that features a ringed finial. The top bronze collar on the globe has high relief leaf buds and acanthus decor on the collar surface. Three bent acanthus leaves form the bronze hooks that support three chains that connect to base of a hook above a disc-shaped glass shade. A separate larger chain hooks to a ceiling mounted iron hook.
Year Range From
1800
Year Range To
1840
Storage Location
Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Dining Room
Storage Wall
Ceiling
Subcategory
Lighting Device
Object Name
Lamp, Candle
Material
Bronze, Glass, Iron
Height (cm)
26.9875
Height (ft)
0.8854166667
Height (in)
10.625
Length (cm)
35.56
Length (ft)
1.1666666667
Length (in)
14
Diameter (cm)
30.48
Diameter (ft)
1
Diameter (in)
12
Dimension Details
Above dimensions are the glass globe.
Glass shade measures 12" diameter
Bronze collars:
Base collar 1" wide; 4" diameter
Top Collar 2" wide; 6' diameter
Chains:
Three 8" long from lamp to glass shade
16" long from glass shade to ceiling hook
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2023-05-22
Object ID
W.1957.010.001
Accession Number
W.1957.010
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