Round, wide base with green felt on bottom. Acanthus leaf/shield molded design around top of base, bottom and top of neck, and around lip. Top is urn-shaped.
Provenance
Gettysburg Chapter of D.A.R. Ownership is unknown beyond the donor.
Urn-shaped wood candlestick cup and stem screws onto shallow bowl base. Incised line around outside lip. Outside bottom is flat, slightly concave. On the base is a circular image of a man and woman on a donkey comprised of varied colors of inlaid wood. Background of the image is dark brown.
One of a pair of push-up candlesticks: G99.40.1&.2. Stepped, round base supports a hollow cylindrical shaft topped by a candle cup above a decorative ring. Candlestick shaft is fitted with an inner cylinder with attached knob that raises and lowers candle. Thumb screw knob slides via a slot on side of candlestick and screws tight to secure position.
Thick white marble rectangular base. Molded metal stand: Child figure with wings catching bird to breast, crystal cut pendants hang from oval ring in shape of grape vine near top. Crystals cut with star and flower design.
Rectangular white marble base. Ornately cast gilded bronze stem enhanced with scroll-shaped leaves, birds, blossoms and snails. An oval-shaped cast brass collar surmounts the stem with flat glass crystal prisms.
Sheet Iron lampstand intended to hold "betty lamp". wide shallow circular dish base with round pillar supportiing lamp shelf with crimped gallery. Attached handle and support for shelf.
Hanging oil lamp that was converted to electricity. 'S' curved links to clear glass smoke dome. Three chains from dome to lamp in shape of spittoon. Connected to band around neck by ornate metal hook. Glass is smoked and etched with daisy-like flowers and berry clusters. Lower metal reservoir round, box-like with pendant finial; formerly held oil, molded on sides with bell shaped flowers and leaves.
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.
Body of lamp is mostly dark bronze with bands of polished brass. Iron pedestal embossed with brass Greek figure in low relief. Top pedestal is brass from which fall long square shaped prisms. Arms extend on either side of center column above pedestal and support glass globes. Brass globe extends above center column with glass globe in cut diamond pattern topped by an iron cover with knob.
Provenance
Ida F. Coyle (Mrs. John)
To - daughter, Janet S. Sides (Mrs. Franklin J. Sides)
