whale oil lamp

Object NameWhale-oil Lamp

Factory New England Glass Company (1818-1878)

Made FromLead Glass, gold

Dateabout 1830-1870

TechniqueFree-blown, cut, engraved, traces of gilding

SizeOverall H: 25.5 cm

Accession Number50.4.260

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Place Made

United States, MA, Cambridge

Physical DescriptionWhale-oil Lamp. Lead glass, colorless; very heavy; free-blown and cut hexagonal foot with short shoulder and neck with brass threaded collar, supported by large tooled half-spool knop, pressed hexagonal hollow standard with hexagonal pestle stem on high plinth; cut facets on short shoulder of font and on sides, large facets rising from spandrels of pointed panels; crested bird on spray of grape leaves with tendrils engraved on alternate facets, and large floral motif on alternate panels, traces of gilding on engraving.
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