Object class: Lamps by method of illumination / Year collected: [Missing] / Collector: Phoebe Apperson Hearst - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Lamp, accession number 7-5622, described as Lamp, bass, cast; Eastern slipper shape; two toe sprout w/ shell shaped tongue; loop attached to longue; lid w/ attachment on sides missing; bolt soldered to bottom, base missing; length: 12.5cms "Lucernas", Latin lamp; shell is part of Christian symbolism, also acts as reflector; two spout unusual. see ref: "Flickering Flames", Thwing, page 30, plate 5, number 97