Design, Form & Historical Context

This double-pan crusie lamp (Phoebe lamp) features ornate pierced backplates with cross and dot cutouts, jagged decorative margins, and an architectural crest finial. Designed to capture dripping oil or fat in the lower reservoir, the form integrates a twisted wrought-iron suspension rod ending in an angled hook. Reflecting traditional European folk ironwork and early American lighting traditions, the lamp showcases functional utilitarian craftsmanship elevated by symbolic metal cutouts.

Physical Description

• Form & Construction: Double nested oil reservoir pans (crusie design) mounted on a vertical flat iron backbone bar.

• Metalwork Details: Pierced sheet-tin backplates featuring a central cross cutout surrounded by punched circular dots and notch-cut border embellishments.

• Hardware & Suspension: Fitted with a twisted wrought-iron vertical rod terminating in an upper hanging hook, secured through a loop at the top backplate with original cord binding intact.

• Base & Pan Specs: Upper fuel reservoir resting inside the lower catch basin pan; smooth rounded pan bases with pinched spouts for wick placement.

• Attribution: Attributed to 19th Century European or Early American Folk Tinsmithing / Ironwork.

• Dimensions: 8.5 in H (lamp body), 12.5 in H (top of hook), 3.1 in Diameter (pan), 4.25 in Spout to Back

Condition Report

Structural Integrity: Completely intact double-pan assembly with solid joinery between backplates, upright support, and suspension rod.Surface Condition: Surface oxidation, age rust, and widespread natural patina throughout all metal surfaces.Wear & Residue: Traces of dark grease/oil residue and light soil inside the pans from historical use; paper inventory label present on the underside of the outer reservoir pan. No major structural cracks, tears, or missing pieces observed.

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