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<p>[QUOTE="flipper, post: 1903177, member: 14025"]<b>Oil lamp, ca. 1890 - 1900, copper plated brass, wrought iron. H.11" x W.6" x D.6." SI.2003.057.</b></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: left"><img src="https://www.si.edu/Content/ahhp/img/lampsandchandeliers/lampbaseartscrafts.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Three scrolled and twisted wrought iron legs join a central twisted wrought iron shaft with bolts, the lower three bolts are in the shape of flowers. A copper-plated brass oil font embossed with flowers and fluting is attached to the central shaft. The burner, which is missing, was probably a miniature central draft type burner. The font is stamped: "<a href="https://www.si.edu/ahhp/marks" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.si.edu/ahhp/marks" rel="nofollow">THE B&H</a>" and the filler cap is embossed: "B&H." This type of diminutive lamp, a miniature version of their popular banquet lamp, was called a "Boudoir Lamp."</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.si.edu/ahhp/lampsandchandeliers" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.si.edu/ahhp/lampsandchandeliers" rel="nofollow">https://www.si.edu/ahhp/lampsandchandeliers</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="flipper, post: 1903177, member: 14025"][B]Oil lamp, ca. 1890 - 1900, copper plated brass, wrought iron. H.11" x W.6" x D.6." SI.2003.057.[/B] [LEFT][IMG]https://www.si.edu/Content/ahhp/img/lampsandchandeliers/lampbaseartscrafts.jpg[/IMG][/LEFT] Three scrolled and twisted wrought iron legs join a central twisted wrought iron shaft with bolts, the lower three bolts are in the shape of flowers. A copper-plated brass oil font embossed with flowers and fluting is attached to the central shaft. The burner, which is missing, was probably a miniature central draft type burner. The font is stamped: "[URL='https://www.si.edu/ahhp/marks']THE B&H[/URL]" and the filler cap is embossed: "B&H." This type of diminutive lamp, a miniature version of their popular banquet lamp, was called a "Boudoir Lamp." [URL]https://www.si.edu/ahhp/lampsandchandeliers[/URL][/QUOTE]
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