lamp (lighting devices)

Lamp made from a recycled milk tin. One of twelve lamps. This one has an image of people in a boat, in a landscape with palm trees. Instuctions on the back are in English.The original product was prepared in Holland.
It is missing the two upper sections, with only one cylinder protruding from the top of the tin.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
1990.541i
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 78 mm x 102 mm x 119 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
iron
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
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