Oil Lamp Relocates to the United States
Late 20th Century
The exact date is unknown, but Trần Trúc Minh immigrated to the United States in the late 1900s and brought the oil lamp with her.
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Descriptive title
Brass oil lamp vase
Initial context
Date
1954
Object type(s)
Material(s)
Description
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Collection
Donor(s)
Current location
Rights description
Object donated to the Vietnamese Heritage Museum by Trần Thu Minh
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Timeline
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Oil Lamp Origin
Pre-1954The oil lamp’s place and date of manufacture are unknown. It is described by a family member as a long-held family object (“đồ cổ của gia đình”).
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Migration from North to South Vietnam
1954Following the partition of Vietnam after the Geneva Accords, Trần Trúc Minh relocated from North Vietnam to Saigon, bringing the oil lamp with her.