A BRASS AND IRON FAT LAMP
A BRASS AND IRON FAT LAMP

PETER DERR (1793-1868), BERKS COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, DATED 1834

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A BRASS AND IRON FAT LAMP
Peter Derr (1793-1868), Berks County, Pennsylvania, dated 1834
Painted ovoid form with hinged top and brass finial, with applied arched iron arm stamped "P.D. 1834" with attached spike hook and wick pick
5½in. high
Literature
James F. Spears, The House of Derr (Meyerstown, Pennsylvania, 1949), plate 43
Sale room notice
The date of this lamp is 1836 not 1834.

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