Lamp, oil
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- OBJECT TYPE
- GREASE OR OIL/PAN/REPRODUCTION
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1992.1783.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- .1-.2 METAL,.1 ALSO HAS FIBRE 'WICK'
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 9.0 cm
- Width
- 4.2 cm
- Height
- 4.5 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Lighting Technology
- Category
- Lighting devices
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Unknown
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
THIS PIECE PROBABLY INTENDED AS A MEANS TO DEMONSTRATE WHAT A LAMP OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE PERIOD LOOKED LIKE/ THE FUNCTION OF SUCH A LAMP WOULD HAVE BEEN TO PROVIDE LIGHT - Technical
-
REPRESENTATION OF ONE OF THE EARLIEST TYPES OF OIL LAMPS/ THIS BASIC DESIGN REMAINED SUBSTANTIALLY UNCHANGED UNTIL WELL INTO THE 18TH CENTURY (REF. #4) - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- NONE
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- .1-.2 APPEAR UNFINISHED, GOLD-BRONZE COLOUR, SOME GREEN CORROSION PRODUCTS,.1 ALSO HAS NARROW SECTION OF A SILVER COLOUR METALDOWN SIDES
- Decoration
- .1 PEBBLED SURFACE ON TOP, FAN-SHAPED PIECE ON BACK WITH PLUME-LIKE SHAPES ON SURFACE/.2 IN SHAPE OF BIRD
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Unknown Manufacturer, Lamp, oil, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1992.1783, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1992.1783.001/
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