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Whale oil lamp

American
1830–40
Object Place: United States

Medium/Technique Pressed glass
Dimensions 19.1 cm (7.5 in.)
Credit Line William H. Fenn III Glass Collection
Accession Number1978.747
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsGlass

Descriptionwhite opalescent whale oil lamp with hexagonal base tapering to hexagonal collar; short hexagonal stem two hexagonal flattened knops, three rings; front flares out in bulbous shape then tapers into collar .