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

Fluid Lamp (Probably For Whale Oil)

Manufacturer Unknown

CultureAmerican

Dateca. 1830-40

MediumLead glass

DimensionsBase: 3 in. (7.6 cm)
Overall: 9 in. (22.9 cm)
Overall, Rim: 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase with Funds Donated by Cynthia and Stuart Katz in Honor of the 92nd Birthdays of Mrs. Bertha Wilkoff and Mrs. Justine Nusbaum

Object number92.43

Not on view

DescriptionColorless lead glass; mold-blown conical font with 12 molded flutes (or arched panels) on lower third; attached by triple wafer to a square hollow, three-tiered-fluted base resembling a 19th-century gelatin dessert mold with a projecting block and two turrets at each corner.