shell-shaped lamp

Spencer Museum of Art

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shell-shaped lamp , late 1800s

Where object was made: North America

Material/technique: copper

Credit line: William Bridges Thayer Memorial

Accession number: 1928.1299

Not on display

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Empire of Things

Humans in ancient times used any hollow, nonflammable form to hold ignitable substances, often oil, to contain a source of light. This cast copper lamp mimics that process, with the addition of space for a wick, which prevented the whole surface from catching fire.

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Humans in ancient times used any hollow, nonflammable form to hold ignitable substances, often oil, to contain a source of light. This cast copper lamp mimics that process, with the addition of space for a wick, which prevented the whole surface from catching fire.

Empire of Things

Humans in ancient times used any hollow, nonflammable form to hold ignitable substances, often oil, to contain a source of light. This cast copper lamp mimics that process, with the addition of space for a wick, which prevented the whole surface from catching fire.

Empire of Things

Humans in ancient times used any hollow, nonflammable form to hold ignitable substances, often oil, to contain a source of light. This cast copper lamp mimics that process, with the addition of space for a wick, which prevented the whole surface from catching fire.