Bowl Shaped Brass Lamp with Decorative Handle
Bowl Shaped Brass Lamp with Decorative Handle
brass
height 6.8 cm
length 12.8 cm
width 9.0 cm
Portland State University Middle East Studies Center
Bogue Lamp Collection, Lamp ID #292, PSU T-5 (210)
Professor Anne Nicogorski, Willamette University, cited with permission
This brass lamp is rounded bowl-shaped and its large nozzle protrudes out to a rounded point. The handle is a thin decorative sheet attached to the rim and the bottom of the reservoir. Shape: Round-bodied lamp with rounded bottom, curving up to ledge rim; open on top; bowl-shaped; open triangular spout rounded at tip; decorative flanges on either side of nozzle at juncture with body; highly decorative high-swung vertical handle with curves and counter curves attached to rim by scrolls on either side and attached to inside of reservoir bowl. Decoration: None. Inscriptions: None. Condition: Mostly complete; three small holes in reservoir; some traces of burning; slight tarnish; overall very good condition.