Whale Oil Lamp With Button Stem
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1820-35
MediumBlown glass | Tooled glass
DimensionsOverall: 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm)
Base: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)
Base: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of David H. and Harriet Roberts in Honor of Nancy O. Merrill
Object number92.21.49
Not on view
DescriptionThis Wine Glass Whale Oil Lamp is made of colorless lead formula glass that was blown and tooled. It is made up of a spherical font, applied button stem and a slightly irregular round foot.Published ReferencesGeorge and Helen McKearin, _American Glass_, pl. 189, #4.
ca. 1827-1830
1820 - 1840
ca. 1830-1840
ca. 1830-1840
ca. 1830-1840
ca. 1830-1840
ca. 1830-1840
ca. 1830-1840
ca. 1830-1840
ca. 1830-1840