Spirit lamp
Category
Metalwork
Date
Unknown
Materials
Brass
Measurements
120 mm (Diameter)
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Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 938361
Summary
Brass spirit lamp, possibly missing a glass chimney. The ring handle is made of two snakes, the heads creating the terminal; the thumb rest is in the shape of a shell.
Provenance
Stamford collection; devised to the National Trust by Roger Grey, 10th Earl of Stamford (1896-1976).