Design for an Oil Lamp, Pen and ink, brush and gray watercolor, graphite on light cream paper, Vertical rectangle. Design for an oil-burning lamp. The lamp is a covered bowl, standing upon a pedestal. A band surrounds its upper part, showing three ram heads fastened to it, above which the fires burn. A half-circular eyeshade is fastened by an arch to a pomegranate on top of the bowl. The upper part of the pedestal is shaped like the cover of a sarcophagus, with heads at the corners. In the panel of the front of the pedestal are two butterflies in a wreath. At the upper right edge are remnants of a framing ink line., Rome, Italy, early 19th century, lighting, Drawing, Drawing
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Design, Oil Lamp, Pen, ink, brush, gray watercolor, graphite, light cream paper, Vertical rectangle, Design, oil-burning lamp, lamp, covered bowl, standing upon, pedestal, band surrounds, upper part, showing three ram heads fastened, fires burn, half-circular eyeshade, fastened, arch, pomegranate, top, bowl, upper part, pedestal, shaped, cover, sarcophagus, heads, corners, panel, front, pedestal, two butterflies, wreath, upper right edge, remnants, framing ink line, Rome, Italy, early 19th century, lighting, Drawing, Drawing
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