- On View
- Segregation Gallery
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- Objects in this Location
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Smalls, Robert, American, 1839 - 1915
- Date
- 19th century
- Medium
- glass, metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 25 × 10 × 10 in., 9 lb. (63.5 × 25.4 × 25.4 cm, 4.1 kg)
- Description
- 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.
- Place used
- Beaufort, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
- Topic
- American South
- Black interiors
- Design
- Domestic life
- Ornamentation
- Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2010.28.10a-e
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




