Museum object · lamps (lighting device components)
Glass oil lamp from the home of Robert Smalls
19th century
Beaufort, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
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.
- Catalog date
- 19th century
- Recorded places
- Beaufort, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Recorded subjects
- African American; American South; Black interiors; Design; Domestic life; Ornamentation; Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
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Sources & collection details
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Catalog reference: 2010.28.10a-e
Collection: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection