Whale Oil Lamp
ManufacturerAttributed to
Boston & Sandwich Glass Co.
(American, 1826-1888)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1830
MediumBlown-three-mold glass
DimensionsOverall: 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.3910
Not on view
DescriptionWhale oil lamp of clear blown-three-mold glass. Font in Baroque double Horn of Plenty pattern on a short solid ribbed stem joined by four ring wafers to the font. On a lacy octagonal base of acanthus leaf pattern with molding forming the galleried rim. One of a pair, see GAS.59.585b.Label TextLamp New England Area, possibly the Boston & Sandwich Glass Co., Sandwich, Massachusetts, ca. 1830-1840 Pressed and mold-blown lead-formula glass Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 71.3910 Edited By: GLYExhibition History"Treasures for the Community: The Chrysler Collects, 1989-1996," October 25, 1996 - March 2, 1997 Published ReferencesMcKearin, AMERICAN GLASS, pl. 190, pg. 379.
1820 - 1840
Boston & Sandwich Glass Co.
ca. 1830-1840
Boston & Sandwich Glass Co.
Boston & Sandwich Glass Co.
Pair/Pair