whale oil lamp

Object NameWhale Oil Lamp

Manufacturer Bakewell, Page & Bakewells (1827-1832)

Made FromGlass, metal

Date1835-1845

Place MadeUnited States, PA, Pittsburgh

TechniqueBlown, pressed, assembled, engraved

SizeOverall H: 24.8 cm, W: 9.7 cm, D: 9.7 cm

Accession Number2008.4.42

Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Gladys M. and Harry A. Snyder Endowment Fund

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

On ViewAmerican Gallery

Interpretive Notes

Web Text

The lamp base is pressed; the stem and font are free-blown.

Physical DescriptionColorless glass; blown, pressed, assembled, engraved, metal. Lamp with a blown spherical font, attached with a wafer to a blown stem section, attached with another series of wafers to a square pressed foot, ribbed underneath. The fonts are engraved with the "3 leaf and daisy" pattern and the stem section is engraved with a leaf pattern.
Provenance

Source Delmarva Acquisitions & Appraisals Inc.