Oil Lamp (one of a pair)

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Oil Lamp (one of a pair)

Datec. 1830–1850

Made inUnited States

MediumGlass, brass, and marble

Dimensions11 × 4 1/16 in. (27.9 × 10.3 cm)

Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg

Object numberB.64.25.2

Current Location

Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens

Docent Foyer (Sam Houston Hall)

On view

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Department

Bayou Bend

Object Type

GLASS

Provenance[Bob Selby, Assoc., Doylestown, Pennsylvania]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, July 17, 1964]; given to MFAH, by 1966.

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