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1941

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2015

2025

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Betty Lamp

This is a lamp. It is dated ca. 1840 and we acquired it in 1941. Its medium is earthenware, turned wood. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was donated by Mrs. J. Insley Blair. It is credited Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair in memory of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

H x diam.: 32 × 14.3 cm (12 5/8 × 5 5/8 in.)

Cite this object as

Betty Lamp; USA; earthenware, turned wood; H x diam.: 32 × 14.3 cm (12 5/8 × 5 5/8 in.); Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair in memory of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt; 1941-98-41-a,b

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