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CAS 0216-0068   CAS 0216-0068; Lamp
Category Jewelry & Metalwork; Lamps
Object Name Lamp
Culture French
Global Region Europe
Country France
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture 1700s
Collection Name Allen Collection of Lamps
Materials Metal: Iron
Description "Betty" type lamp (betty taken from the German word for better) consisting of shallow, flat-bottomed, pear shaped, closed grease reservoir; Open cylindrical wick channel extends up through end of cutout section in top cover of reservoir; Remainder of cutout area is covered with hinged lid which can be latched shut by turning rooster figurine; Armature extends up back of reservoir and curves forward; Hook for hanging lamp or impaling it into a timber is attached to end of armature; Bent strip on back hold hook for hanging or impaling.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 27.9, Width = 8.8, Length = 11.0

Catalog Number CAS 0216-0069A-C   CAS 0216-0069A-C; Lamp
Category Jewelry & Metalwork; Lamps
Object Name Lamp
Culture French
Global Region Europe
Country France
State/Prov./Dist. Provence
County
Other Geographic Data City: Arles
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Allen Collection of Lamps
Materials Metal: pewter
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 24.5, Max Diam = 8.1

Catalog Number

CAS 0216-0070A,B   CAS 0216-0070A,B; Lamp
Category Jewelry & Metalwork; Lamps
Object Name Lamp
Culture Swiss
Global Region Europe
Country Switzerland
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture 1700s
Collection Name Allen Collection of Lamps
Materials Metal: Iron
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 80.5 (fully extended), Width = 16.5, Length = 16.5

Catalog Number

CAS 0216-0071   CAS 0216-0071; Lamp
Category Jewelry & Metalwork; Lamps
Object Name Lamp
Culture Swiss
Global Region Europe
Country Switzerland
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture 1700s
Collection Name Allen Collection of Lamps
Materials Metal: Iron
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 32.0, Width = 7.1, Length = 11.8

Catalog Number

CAS 0216-0072   CAS 0216-0072; Lamp
Category Jewelry & Metalwork; Lamps
Object Name Lamp
Culture Polish
Global Region Europe
Country Poland
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Allen Collection of Lamps
Materials Metal: Brass
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 23.5, Width = 4.6, Length = 16.1

Catalog Number

CAS 0216-0073A,B   CAS 0216-0073A,B; Lamp
Category Lamps
Object Name Lamp
Culture Dutch
Global Region Europe
Country Netherlands
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture 1800s
Collection Name Allen Collection of Lamps
Materials Metal: copper; Tin; Brass
Description Oil lamp with cylindrical brass oil reservoir with tinned interior and separate domed lid with knob handle; Flat, elongated wick spout with upturned distal end is attached to lower side of reservoir; Rectangular, stationary bale handle is attached to rim of reservoir; Cylindrical device (to which brass hook for hanging lamp is attached with copper rivet) slides back and forth in rectangular slot cut in top of bale handle, possibly to regulate flow of oil to wick, thereby controlling height of flame; Small brass loop on front of reservoir may originally have held tweezers.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 26.5, Width = 5.9, Length = 17.3

Catalog Number CAS 0216-0074A,B   CAS 0216-0074A,B; Lamp
Category Jewelry & Metalwork; Lamps
Object Name Lamp
Culture Dutch
Global Region Europe
Country Netherlands
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture 1800s
Collection Name Allen Collection of Lamps
Materials Metal: Brass
Description Spout wick or baker's lamp with round, tiered base, tall cylindrical center support for deep, cup-shaped drip cup with portion of side wall cut away for spout; Elongated spout is soldered to base of cutaway area; Deep cup-shaped reservoir with flat, hinged half-lid and elongated, cylindrical spout or wick channel sets inside drip cup; Small tab for hanging lamp is attached to rim of drip cup.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 28.0, Width = 12.3, Length = 19.0

Catalog Number CAS 0216-0075A,B   CAS 0216-0075A,B; Lamp
Category Jewelry & Metalwork; Lamps
Object Name Lamp
Culture German
Global Region Europe
Country Germany
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture 1600s
Collection Name Allen Collection of Lamps
Materials Metal: Brass
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 31.0, Max Diam = 11.5, Length = 11.3

Catalog Number CAS 0216-0076   CAS 0216-0076; Lamp
Category Jewelry & Metalwork; Lamps
Object Name Lamp
Culture German
Global Region Europe
Country Germany
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture 1800s
Collection Name Allen Collection of Lamps
Materials Metal: Iron
Description "Pan" lamp consisting of a round, flat drip basin supported on flat, short legged tripod; Rising from center of drip basin, tall, thin armature that terminates in hook for hanging lamp supports shallow, flat-bottomed, pear-shaped reservoir with open top; Reservoir can be raised and lowered along support by means of spring clip.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 33.0, Max Diam = 11.7, Length = 12.2

Catalog Number CAS 0216-0077   CAS 0216-0077; Lamp
Category Lamps; Pottery
Object Name Lamp
Culture Italian
Global Region Europe
Country Italy
State/Prov./Dist. Campania, Salerno Province
County
Other Geographic Data City: Ravello
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture 1800s
Collection Name Allen Collection of Lamps
Materials Clay; Glaze
Description Home lamp made of course pottery with white glaze coating; Shallow, flat-bottomed drip saucer has tall cylindrical central spire that supports shallow, bowl-shaped reservoir whose rim is pinched in two places to form wick spouts; Pair of widely looped handles are attached opposite each other at top and midsection of central support pedestal; Exterior surface is painted with wide yellow bands and narrower blue and brown lines and orange stippling.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 19.9, Max Diam = 13.0

Catalog Number CAS 0216-0078A-F   CAS 0216-0078A-F; Lamp
Category Jewelry & Metalwork; Lamps
Object Name Lamp
Culture Italian
Global Region Europe
Country Italy
State/Prov./Dist. Lazio
County
Other Geographic Data City: Rome
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture 1800s
Collection Name Allen Collection of Lamps
Materials Metal: Brass
Description Tall palace lamp consisting of large round base with tiered pedestal in center supporting large cylindrical oil reservoir and whose height is determined by key at bottom; Chamber from which two curved wick spouts extend is mounted to front of oil reservoir and fitted with sliding cover engraved with crest of the Della Rovre family; Center pedestal extends above oil reservoir and also holds a wick pick, tweezers, scissors and pair of flame snuffers suspended from chains, as well as large round wind baffle that hangs in front of the flame, its height also determined by a key.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 63.5, Max Diam = 31.0

Catalog Number CAS 0216-0079   CAS 0216-0079; Lamp
Category Jewelry & Metalwork; Lamps
Object Name Lamp
Culture Italian
Global Region Europe
Country Italy
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture ca. 1700s
Collection Name Allen Collection of Lamps
Materials Metal: Brass
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 58.0, Max Diam = 13.5

Catalog Number

CAS 0216-0080A,B   CAS 0216-0080A,B; Lamp
Category Jewelry & Metalwork; Lamps
Object Name Lamp
Culture Italian
Global Region Europe
Country Italy
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture 1700s
Collection Name Allen Collection of Lamps
Materials Metal: Brass
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 18.0, Max Diam = 11.5

Catalog Number CAS 0216-0081   CAS 0216-0081; Lamp
Category Lamps; Pottery
Object Name Lamp
Culture Italian
Global Region Europe
Country Italy
State/Prov./Dist. Sicily, Messina Province
County
Other Geographic Data City: Taormina
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture late 1800s
Collection Name Allen Collection of Lamps
Materials Clay; Glaze
Description Majolica ware lamp in the shape of a woman seemingly wearing only a necklace and long sash draped across her shoulder and arm and sitting on horse a horse while holding a double spouted, jar-shaped oil reservoir on her head; Horse's hind legs are modeled together as single piece, and horse is mounted on shallow, round bowl-shaped drip basin; Entire figure is covered with mottled glaze in colors of green, yellow, red, blue, and tan.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 28.0, Max Diam = 12.6

Catalog Number

CAS 0216-0082A-C   CAS 0216-0082A-C; Lamp
Category Jewelry & Metalwork; Lamps
Object Name Lamp
Culture Italian
Global Region Europe
Country Italy
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture ca. 1400s
Collection Name Allen Collection of Lamps
Materials Metal: Brass
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 64.0, Max Diam = 19.0

Catalog Number CAS 0216-0083A,B   CAS 0216-0083A,B; Lamp
Category Lamps; Pottery
Object Name Lamp
Culture Italian
Global Region Europe
Country Italy
State/Prov./Dist. Campania
County
Other Geographic Data City: Cava
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture 1800s
Collection Name Allen Collection of Lamps
Materials Clay; Glaze
Description Home lamp of green glazed pottery, consisting of double-spouted, jar-shaped oil reservoir supported on tall, cylindrical pedestal, which rises from shallow round bowl-shaped drip basin with small spout on its rim; Small round lid with center knob fits on oil reservoir; Single loop handle made of two clay coils is attached at base of oil reservoir and to side of pedestal.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 20.7, Max Diam = 10.3

Catalog Number

CAS 0216-0084   CAS 0216-0084; Lamp
Category Lamps; Pottery
Object Name Lamp
Culture Italian
Global Region Europe
Country Italy
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Allen Collection of Lamps
Materials Clay; Glaze
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 3.3, Max Diam = 5.5

Catalog Number

CAS 0216-0085   CAS 0216-0085; Lamp
Category Lamps; Pottery
Object Name Lamp
Culture Italian
Global Region Europe
Country Italy
State/Prov./Dist. Tuscany
County
Other Geographic Data City: Florence
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture ca. 1900
Collection Name Allen Collection of Lamps
Materials Clay
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 3.3, Max Diam = 7.7

Catalog Number

CAS 0216-0086   CAS 0216-0086; Lamp
Category Jewelry & Metalwork; Lamps
Object Name Lamp
Culture Italian
Global Region Europe
Country Italy
State/Prov./Dist. Campania
County
Other Geographic Data Island: Capri
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture 1800s
Collection Name Allen Collection of Lamps
Materials Metal: tin
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 19.8 (fully extended), Width = 10.0, Length = 9.0

Catalog Number CAS 0216-0087   CAS 0216-0087; Lamp
Category Jewelry & Metalwork; Lamps
Object Name Lamp
Culture unknown
Global Region Europe
Country Spain
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture 1700s
Collection Name Allen Collection of Lamps
Materials Metal: Brass
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 21.5, Width = 8.5, Length = 8.8
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