| Catalog Number |
CAS 0216-0077 |
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| Category |
Lamps; Pottery |
| Object Name |
Lamp |
| Culture |
Italian |
| Global Region |
Europe |
| Country |
Italy |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
Campania, Salerno Province |
| County |
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| Other Geographic
Data |
City: Ravello |
| Maker's Name |
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| 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 |