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BETTY LAMP [2 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

betty lamp: an item in the "Lighting Equipment" class of the "Furnishings" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

bec de corbeau : objet de la classe «Équipement d’éclairage» de la catégorie «Ameublement et accessoires».

Spanish

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Record 2 1986-12-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Collection Items (Museums and Heritage)
DEF

An early American oil lamp extensively used during the 17th and 18th centuries ... It is a small, shallow pear-shaped vessel usually made of iron or tin with a wick laid in the small end.

CONT

The Betty lamp was generally attached to a slender iron rod on a stand or to an iron ratchet hung from the ceiling.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Objets de collection (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
OBS

Ces lampes à suif se présentent comme un petit plat de métal en forme de coquille qu'on remplit d'huile ou de gras et dont l'une des extrémités est affinée pour recevoir une mèche.

CONT

Les "becs de corbeau" populaires au Québec jusqu'au milieu de XIX e siècle sont surmontés d'une poignée arquée prolongée d'une chaîne reliée à un crochet qui permet de les suspendre facilement ou de les piquer au mur.

Spanish

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