Oil lamp base
Category
Metalwork
Date
Unknown
Materials
Brass.
Measurements
230 mm (Height); 142 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
Great Britain
Order this imageCollection
Penrhyn Castle, Gwynedd
NT 1421036.1
Summary
Oil lamp. The main body of a brass oil lamp for a table. It is of circular shape with an oil reservoir above carried on a waisted stand and a circular base. There is a hole above the reservoir into which the wick assembly is screwed, and a small hole into which the filler cap is screwed. There is a soldered repair between the reservoir and the stand.
Provenance
Purchased by NT
Marks and inscriptions
On base: REGISTERED TRADE MARK / V [within symbol] / BRITISH MADE / 31