| Catalog Number | CAS 0216-0255A,B | |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork; Lamps | |
| Object Name | Lamp | |
| Culture | Euro-American | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Massachusetts | |
| County | Barnstable | |
| Other Geographic Data | Cape Cod | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1840- 1850 | |
| Collection Name | Allen Collection of Lamps | |
| Materials | Metal: pewter | |
| Description | Pewter "Student's lamp" with flat-bottomed, bell shaped reservoir; Screw top on reservoir holds two tall cylindrical wick holders; S-shaped handle is attached at upper and lower sides of reservoir; This lamp burned camphene fuel, a distillate of turpentine, a volatile fuel giving a clear white light. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 11.2, Max Diam = 9.6 |