whale oil lamp
Object NameWhale-oil Lamp
Factory
New England Glass Company
(1818-1878)
Made FromLead Glass, gold
Dateabout 1830-1870
Place MadeUnited States, MA, Cambridge
TechniqueFree-blown, cut, engraved, traces of gilding
SizeOverall H: 25.5 cm
Accession Number50.4.260
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
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.Provenance
Source
George S. McKearin
(b. 1874) - 1950-07-31
