Design for an Oil Lamp
date: label: Date
content: 1820–35
name: label: Designer
content: Joseph Anton Seethaler II, German, 1799–1868
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Two seated griffins flank the fluted shaft, topped by acanthus capital supporting the fuel bowl, decorated with classical palm and arabesque motifs. Two arms hold cups for the wicks, likewise decorated.
place: label: made in
content: Augsburg, Germany
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1938-88-5950
objectType: label: Type
content: metalwork
label: Object Name
content: Drawing
label: Type
content: Drawing
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Graphite, brush and brown ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: 43.3 x 30 cm (17 1/16 x 11 13/16 in.)