Oil Lamp Base

Mediumblown and pressed glass with metal and marble

Dimensions11 5/8 x 4 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches (29.5 x 11.4 x 11.4 cm)

Credit LineGift of Nelda C. Stark, 1981

Object number41.900.784

ClassificationsLighting Equipment

DescriptionSquare two-tiered marble base; bronze trimmed stem; clear-cut Stars and Block pattern oil reservoir; metal threaded chimney attachment; bolt threaded through body.

ProvenanceProbably W.H. Stark [1851-1936] and Miriam Lutcher Stark [Mrs. W.H. Stark, 1859-1936]; by inheritance to their son H.J. Lutcher Stark [1887-1965]; by inheritance to his wife Nelda C. Stark [1909-1999]; gifted March 5, 1981 to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to The W.H. Stark House

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