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)
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.
1820 - 1840
Boston & Sandwich Glass Co.
ca. 1830-1840
William Momberger
1862
