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The image shows a metal oil lamp hanging from a twisted metal rod. The lamp is intricately designed with a dark brown color palette, and its spout and reservoir are visible. The background is light cream.
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The image shows a metal oil lamp hanging from a twisted metal rod. The lamp is intricately designed with a dark brown color palette, and its spout and reservoir are visible. The background is light cream.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Betty Lamp

Frank McEntee

Date
c. 1936
Medium
watercolor and pen and ink on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 41 x 29.4 cm (16 1/8 x 11 9/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 9 1/2" high; 4 1/2" wide; 2 5/8" deep
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.12365
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Pennsylvania
  • American
Inscription

lower right in watercolor: Frank McEntee

NGA object ID 24458. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.