Dumbarton Oaks - Oil Lamp (Electrified)

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Oil Lamp (Electrified)

Spanish, Baroque
17th century
259.08 cm x 91.44 cm x 91.44 cm (102 in. x 36 in. x 36 in.)
silver
HC.F.1933.269.(LD)

On view

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House Collection

House Collection

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Bibliography

Arthur P. Thompson, "Inventory and Appraisal of the Personal Property Owned by the Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss" (7/29/1938), p. 72, no. 238.

Acquisition History

Reportedly from Siguenza Cathedral, Spain;

Purchased from the dealer French & Co., New York, NY (inv. nos. 28311B and 34559b as Italian 16th Century), by Mildred Barnes and Robert Woods Bliss, December 8, 1933.

Collection of Mildred Barnes and Robert Woods Bliss, Washington, DC, December 8, 1933 - November 29, 1940;

Gifted to Harvard University, November 29, 1940;

Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, House Collection, Washington, DC

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Object Last Modified: 8/23/2023