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

"Petticoat" Whale Oil Lamp

Manufacturer New England Glass Company (American, 1818 - 1888)

CultureAmerican

Dateca. 1820

MediumBlown glass

DimensionsOverall: 7 in. (17.8 cm)
Base: 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm)

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number71.3745

On View

Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 116-3, Case 18

DescriptionWhale oil lamp. Blown clear bulbous font. Solid clear stem with wafer. Attached and an attached 2.5" high cone shaped deep blue "foot" with a folded rim. Called Petticoat lamp.

Label TextNew England Glass Co. American "Petticoat" Whale Oil Lamp, ca. 1820 Blown glass Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 71.3745Published References_Toledo Museum Catalogue_, N.E. GLASS, 1963, No. 192, pg. 57.