Lamp, Oil
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| Nom de l'objet : | Lamp, Oil |
| Matériaux : | stone, brass, glass, cotton |
| Numéro d'accession : | BE2009.1.140 |
| Pays d'origine : | North America, Canada, Ontario |
| Date de début de production : | 1840 |
| Date de fin de production : | 1850 |
| Description : | An oil lamp base. It sits on a square stone stand, a dark yellow in colour. It has a brass base with a bulbous glass head. The glass has raised ribbing detailing and is stained brown. On top of the glass is a brass burner with four prongs (to secure a glass globe, however the globe is missing). There is a turn key on one side. There is still a cotton weave wick in the burner. The burner is embossed with: "WHITE FLAME LIGHT CO GRAND RAPIDS". The turn key is embossed with: "SCOVILL MRG CO/MADE IN/ U.S.A.". The brass 'candle stick' base is secured to the stone stand with a screw and square bolt. |
| Fonctions : | Attached to the artifact was the following note: "One of the 1st lamps used by Capt Harris' family about 1840-1850 made from one of their candle-sticks "Captain James Beveridge Harris (1797-1884), born in Plumstead, England, was one of six children of Major General John Harris and Margaret Marshall. He was stationed in Canada in 1829 with the 24th Regiment of Foot but was sent back to Ireland within the same year. The regiment returned to Canada in 1836 in preparation for the possible Rebellion of 1837-38. While stationed at Ile-aux-Noix, Qu‚bec, he requested permission to sell his commission for , 1,800 and purchased Benares. The following year he brought his wife, Elizabeth Molony (1806-1884), with him to live at Benares. Elizabeth and James had eight children, four boys and four girls. Their youngest son, Arthur, inherited Benares after James and Elizabeth both died in 1884. Throughout his life in Upper Canada, Captain Harris worked his land, became Justice of the Peace, and contributed to the development of St. Peter's Anglican Church in Erindale. |
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| Ville de l'établissement : | Mississauga |
| Province de l'établissement : | Ontario |
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