Decorative arts

Betty Lamp

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Type: Decorative arts(Opens in new tab)
Date: ca. 1820-1840
Accession number: 2016.25.84
Maker: Unknown, American(Opens in new tab) (American)
Dimensions: 30 3/8 x 7 3/4 x 5 1/2 in. (77.2 x 19.7 x 14 cm.)
Medium: tin
Description: A rare Betty oil lamp on conical sand-weighted shaft, complete with wickpick; original surface and condition; New England.
Credit: The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Gift of Jonathan and Karin Fielding
Department: American Art
Find out more: View in the Art Museum catalog(Opens in new tab)

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