Betty Lamp

Item Information

Title:
Betty Lamp
Description:
Copper and wrought iron betty lamp with round 1 inch deep copper well with an adjustable latch; has a wrought iron arm attached to the back and a wrought iron hook and knob. Measurements are not inclusive of the attached 6 1/2 inch hook.
Date:
1700–1799
Format:
Objects/Artifacts
Genre:
casting (process)
copper (metal)
iron (metal)
wrought
betty lamps
Location:
Historic New England
Collection (local):
Digitized Museum Collections
Subjects:
Copper
Iron
Wrought
Cast
Places:
Massachusetts > Essex (county) > Essex
Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.)
Extent:
4 1/2 in. x 4 in. (H x W)
Link to Item:
http://gusn.us/3009
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
Contact host institution for more information.
Place of origin:
Possibly United States
Notes:
Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little
Accession #:
1991.1494
Identifier:
3009