whale oil lamp
Object NameWhale Oil Lamp
Made FromLead Glass
Dateabout 1830-about 1840
Place MadeUnited States
Techniqueblown, pressed
SizeH: 17.4 cm, D(font): 8.1 cm, W(base): 8.2 x 8.2 cm
Accession Number95.4.234
Credit LineBequest of the Estate of Martha J. Herpst
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass; blown, pressed. Spherical blown font ending in a tooled stem with one spherical and one flattened knop attached to a pressed hollow base with a four step circular section above a flat square section, all ribbed underneath.Provenance
Source
Estate of Martha J. Herpst
