parlor lamps

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Scope note
Ornate late-19th- and early-20th-century kerosene table lamps consisting of globular or egg-shaped bases of glass and brass or all brass into which fitted a metal font and a glass shade, often either spherical or hemispherical. Bases and shades were frequently matching, especially when they were of painted glass. Refers also to similar lamps with fancy fabric shades.
parlor lamps
Accepted term: 16-Sep-2024