Title: Whale-oil lamp
Object type: Whale-oil lamp
Date: 1830–40
Culture: American
Artist: Probably designed by Thomas Cains 
Artist bio: active 1812–ca. 1820
Artist role: Designer
Medium: Free-blown and pressed glass
Dimensions: H. 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm)
Credit line: Gift of Dr. Michael Heidelberger, in memory of Nina T. Heidelberger, 1982
Geography: Made in Boston Massachusetts  United States New England     
Department: The American Wing
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY