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Maker(s):Unknown
Title:Hanging Spout Lamp
Date Made:18th century
Type:Lighting Device
Materials:copper
Measurements:Overall: 6 1/2 in x 5 in x 3 3/8 in; 16.5 cm x 12.7 cm x 8.6 cm
Accession Number:  MH SK 2006.143.INV
Credit Line:Joseph Allen Skinner Museum, Mount Holyoke College
Museum Collection:  The Joseph Allen Skinner Museum at Mount Holyoke College
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Description:
Copper spout lamp. The lamp has a cylindrical reservoir with spout on side. Sits in a cylindrical cup with a wire for hanging. A guard underneath the spout. The bottom of the hanging piece is scratched: "Hannah Baker, 1744".

Label Text:
SKINNER CATALOGUE: 36 Very early copper "Cape Cod" spout lamp. Scratched on bottom is the name "Hannah Baker, 1744. Purchased of Mary Earle Gould, Worcester, '38

Subjects:
Copper

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