Oil Lamp

USA, 1982
<p>A squat oil lamp with sides that taper in from the base. The surface is off white with a brown area at the top of the body and the edge of the inset lid. <span>The finial slants out to a broad lip that holds the stopper with oil lamp wick.  </span><span>The surface decoration consists of a cluster of five brown stems emerging from six grey bean shapes. They are holding blue grey flowers. </span></p><p>A close up of the stopper and wick.</p><p>An image of the off white lid  without the wick. The finial flares out from the small circular opening the wick passes through.</p><p>The unglazed base with  a piece of masking tape with HUGHES printed on it. There is a white sticker with #210-C. The accession number, 2004.2.347a, is written directly on the clay.</p>
American Museum of Ceramic Art (AMOCA)
Date acquired:
Materials:
Stoneware
Form - Functional: N/A
Form - Sculptural: N/A
Method:
Thrown
Surface Technique: N/A
Kiln Type: N/A
Glazes:
Glaze
Lexa Hughes

Lexa Hughes is known for wheel thrown stoneware, including oil lamps. Surface techniques include hand painted decorations with abstracted floral motifs.

Hughes worked in Santa Cruz, California and was active in the 1980?s.

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American Museum of Ceramic Art (AMOCA)

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