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Night lights

Scope note

Small lamps intended for use in the bedroom or sickroom. Originally glass float lamps; also includes miniature, especially glass, oil and kerosene lamps of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000180502

Broader Terms used

<lamps by function>

Narrower Terms used

fairy lamps

Equivalent Terms used

night light

Created

13yrs ago

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