- Created by
- Unidentified
- Manufactured by
- Leviton Manufacturing Company, Inc., American, founded 1906
- Owned by
- Sinclair, Clayton, American
- Sinclair, Hazel, American
- Subject of
- Rock Rest Tourist Home, American, 1948 - 1976
- Date
- mid 20th century
- Medium
- ceramic with metal , brass (alloy) and plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 21 3/16 × 5 1/2 × 4 3/4 in. (53.8 × 14 × 12 cm)
- Description
- A decorative, ceramic, table lamp. The base is white ceramic with an abstract red, blue, and green floral motif painted on the front. The back is plain. The metal brass toned lamp harp is lightbulb shaped is metal with a brass toned finial at the top. The lamp socket is brass toned with a round, black, plastic knob. Stamped upside down at the center of the socket is text that reads [LEVITON / MADE IN U.S.A. / 250 W 250 V / LAMP HOLDER] and UL [in circle]. The brass finial at the top of the harp is narrow and turned, with a rounded ball at the top. The lamp body is amphora shaped with a tapered neck, narrow handles at the shoulder, and a round base. Threaded through a hole at the base is a brown plastic plug with two metal prongs. On the bottom of the lamp base is a piece of round green felt.
- Place collected
- Kittery, York County, Maine, United States, North and Central America
- Place made
- New York, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- The Rock Rest Tourist Home Collection
- Classification
- Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
- Type
- table lamps
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail, Inc.
- Object number
- 2011.12.37.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No known copyright restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




