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Solar lamps

Scope note

Argand lamps without a separate reservoir and with burners that have low dome deflectors with circular openings. The font, if not the entire lamp, is made of metal, commonly brass.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000183171

Broader Terms used

<lamps by form>

Term used for

lamps, solar

Equivalent Terms used

solar lamp

Created

13yrs ago

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