whale oil lamp
Object NameWhale Oil Lamp
Maker
New England Glass Company
(1818-1878)
Maker
South Boston Glass Company
Made Fromlead glass, pewter-like
Date1820-1835
Place MadeUnited States, New England
TechniqueBlown, pressed, cut
SizeH: 19.8 cm, W(base): 9.6 x 9.3 cm.
Accession Number89.4.26
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Gertrude Christman Melvin Endowment
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass with a slight yellowish tinge, collar of pewter-like metal; blown, pressed and cut. Inverted pear-shaped blown font with two rows of cut 'punties' above cut vertical flutes, above a tooled knop, above a hollow bulbous stem with cut punties above two applied wafers and a straight stem section ending in a square base with a rosette underneath having twelve trifid rays. Pontil mark in center of rosette, base roughly ground and lower edges of base ground and polished. Metal collar on font.Provenance
Source
Skinner, Inc.
- 1989-05-31
