Whale Oil Lamp
Object type: Whale oil lamp
Department: The American Wing
Culture: American
Artist: New England Glass Company
Artist bio: American, East Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1818–1888
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: American
Date: 1830–40
Medium: Pressed and free-blown opaque white glass
Dimensions: H. 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm)
Geography: Made in East Cambridge   United States  
Credit line: Gift of Dr. Michael Heidelberger, in memory of Nina T. Heidelberger, 1982
Accession year: 1982