Thursday, January 19, 2012

Currituck Lighthouse by Bernie Rosage Jr.

Sold this one before I could actualy post it here or on Etsy...

Title: "Currituck Lighthouse"
Artist: Bernie Rosage Jr.
Size: 8x6"
Medium and Surface: Acrylic on panel
SOLD... Thanks K!

Did you know????
By the time the Currituck light was completed, sperm whale oil was no longer used much. Lard had become the primary fuel. Keepers toted containers of lard oil to refill the lamp reservoir at the top.
The lamp burned about three gallons a night.


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