whale oil lamp
Object NameWhale oil lamp
Made Fromlead glass, pewter
Date1830-1840
Place MadeUnited States
Techniqueblown, pressed
SizeOverall H: 22.4 cm, Diam: 8.6 cm
Accession Number84.4.254
Credit LineGift in memory of Charles H. and Alice Wendt Voorhees
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass; blown, pressed. Spherical blown font with circular opening at top for burner; fitted with a pewter collar and screw-in pewter fluid burner; applied wafer at base of font; applied pressed stepped foot in a water-fall like pattern; hollow underneath; with a rough pontil mark on underside.Provenance
Former Collection
Charles H. and Alice Wendt Voorhees Collection
Source
Elizabeth Voorhees Webster
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