whale oil lamp

Object NameWhale Oil Lamp with Shade

Manufacturer Boston & Sandwich Glass Company (active 1825-1888)

Made FromGlass, Metal

Date1830-1840

TechniqueBlown, pressed, cut, ground, assembled

SizeOverall H: 40 cm; (a) Foot W: 10.8 cm, D: 10.8 cm; (d) Diam (max): 8 cm

Accession Number2012.4.3 B

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Place Made

United States, MA, Sandwich

Physical DescriptionWhale Oil Lamp with Shade. Colorless glass, metal, pewter; blown, ground, cut, sand-blasted, assembled. (a) Colorless glass base with five-tiered pressed trefoil foot and stem connected to an inverted teardrop-shaped blown and ground font with cut grape and vine decoration. Fixed threaded pewter collar. (b) Metal wick holder with two chimneys. (c) Threaded metal thumbscrew. (d) Blown and ground colorless glass shade with bulbous body, waisted neck, and flared rim. Exterior of shade decorated with cut grapes and vines.
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