New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.

Whale Oil Lamp On Pressed Base

Date1820 - 1840

MediumBlown glass | Pressed glass

DimensionsOverall: 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm)
Base: 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm)

ClassificationsGlass

Credit LineGift of David H. and Harriet Roberts in Honor of Nancy O. Merrill

Object number92.21.31

Terms

Urn
fluted
circular
Colorless
New England

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DescriptionThis Whale Oil Lamp on Pressed Base is made of colorless lead formula glass. A blown urn shaped font is attached by a ringed wafer to a pressed hollow base consisting of a six flute columnar stem on ciruclar stepped base (resembling a beehive) on a square plinth with extended rounded corners and concave recesses at the center of each side; tin plated two wick whale oil burner with cork mount.