Oil lamp reservoir
Category
Metalwork
Date
Unknown
Materials
Brass, Metal, Vitreous enamel, Wood
Measurements
310 mm (Height); 360 mm (Diameter)
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Llanerchaeron, Ceredigion
NT 552127.1
Summary
Large bowl shaped reservoir for an oil lamp, it is enamelled in white and has a large hole in the middle (for chimney), a curved brass pipe with valve at one end curves over the top of the reservoir. 3 brass rods hang down from the underneath of the reservoir and are attached to a metal (fe) circular disc.
Provenance
Purchased as part of Geler Jones Collection in 1994.