Cornell University Library Digital Collections
Benjamin Harrison-Morton Portrait Kerosene Lamp, ca. 1888
- Title:
- Benjamin Harrison-Morton Portrait Kerosene Lamp, ca. 1888
- Collection:
- Political Americana
- Manufacturer:
- Eagle Manufacturing Company
Ripley & Co.
- Political Figure:
- Morton, Levi P., American (1824-1920), Vice-Presidential Candidate
Harrison, Benjamin, American (1833-1901), Presidential Candidate
- Date:
- ca. 1888
- Election Date:
- 1888
- ID Number:
- 2214.BB0065
- Collection Number:
- 2214
- File Name:
- 2214BB0065_001.jpg
- Political Party:
- Republican
- Culture:
- American
- Work Type:
- decorative art (art genre)
kerosene lamps
glassware
portraits
- Materials/Techniques:
- Glass
Brass
Casting
- Subject:
- Kerosene lamps
Glassware
Portraits
Harrison, Benjamin
Morton, Levi P.
Portraits
Busts
American flags
Politics
Promotional materials
- Measurement:
- 35.56 (Lamp) (centimeters, height)
- Description:
- Kerosene lamp consists of glass fuel reservoir with two handles made by Ripley & Co., brass wick holder/valve made by Eagle Manufacturing Company, and frosted glass chimney containing portraits of Benjamin Harrison and Levi P. Morton.
- Cite As:
- Susan H. Douglas Political Americana Collection, #2214. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
- Repository:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
- Archival Collection:
- Susan H. Douglas Political Americana Collection
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- This digital collection and its contents are owned and operated by the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library. Digital reproductions are provided for private study, scholarship and research use only and may not be downloaded for use in electronic or print publications (including web sites), exhibitions, or broadcasts, without permission. There are no known U.S. copyright restrictions on this image. The digital file is owned by the Cornell University Library which is making it freely available with the request that, when possible, the Library be credited as its source.
