Our Price: $ 95.00
This primitive lighting implement is hand-wrought iron, consisting of two small, open well oil receptacles. One sits inside the other, the bottom bowl catching fat drippings from the top. Each has a narrow, straight back, and the larger one has an arm and hook to allow it to be hung. This lamp, a "Crusie Lamp," was widely used between the 16th and the 18th century in Europe and early America. It held animal fat or fish oil and a reed. Neither piece is signed. The well and spout on the larger piece measure 3 5/8 inches long and 1 5/8 inches wide. The extended straight shaft at the back, containing a hole to hang it on a hook or nail, is 5 inches long. Above this shaft, a rosehead nail has been inserted, twisted into the shape of an eye and from this hangs a hand-wrought hook measuring an additional 5 1/4 inches. The condition of this entire item is very good. Both pieces are hand made of iron and have areas of minor surface rust; there are no holes due to wear, cracks, breaks or repairs. This item weighs 8.8 ounces.
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