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