Bracket, Gas Chandelier - Old State House

 
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gas chandelier bracket from Old State House
Bracket, Gas Chandelier - Old State House
gas chandelier bracket from Old State House
gas chandelier bracket from Old State House

Bracket, Gas Chandelier - Old State House

Object number1999.017.01
Dateca 1850-1880
MediumMetal
Dimensions9 1/16 x 2 3/4 in. (23 x 7 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum collection
DescriptionBracket from a gas chandelier (Green from tarnish). Recovered during the 1992 excavation of the Old State House Museum 's west lawn, this fixture may have been part of the gas lighting system in the Old State House Museum prior to the introduction of electricity in the late 1880s.
Status
Not on view