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The image shows a metal oil lamp with a long twisted handle ending in a hook and a small protruding spout for the wick. The lamp is primarily gray against a plain background. It is centrally positioned in the frame with the hook at the top and the body of the lamp hanging below, slightly tilted to the right side.
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The image shows a metal oil lamp with a long twisted handle ending in a hook and a small protruding spout for the wick. The lamp is primarily gray against a plain background. It is centrally positioned in the frame with the hook at the top and the body of the lamp hanging below, slightly tilted to the right side.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Betty Lamp

Maurice Van Felix

Date
c. 1941
Medium
graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 42 x 29.4 cm (16 9/16 x 11 9/16 in.)
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.16550
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • American
Inscription

lower right in graphite: M. Van Felix

NGA object ID 28641. 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.