Glass oil lamp from the home of Robert Smalls

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Object Details

Created by

Unidentified

Owned by

Robert Smalls, American, 1839 - 1915

Description

This oil lamp has been converted from oil to electric. It has a hand-painted base that is white with pink flowers. There is a matching lamp with hand-painted glass shade and a clear glass chimney.

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Date

19th century

Object number

2010.28.10a-e

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Type

lamps (lighting device components)

Medium

glass, metal

Dimensions

H x W x D: 25 × 10 × 10 in., 9 lb. (63.5 × 25.4 × 25.4 cm, 4.1 kg)

Place used

Beaufort, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification

Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Exhibition

Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968

On View

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American

American South

Black interiors

Design

Domestic life

Ornamentation

Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55da546c5-2082-45ea-b475-5880699207f8

Record ID

nmaahc_2010.28.10a-e