lamp, oil

lamp, oil

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Object Name
Lamp, Whale Oil
Lamp
lamp, oil
place made
United States: New England
Physical Description
"colorless" (base color)
"colorless" (font color)
"colorless" (stem color)
glass, transparent (base material)
glass, transparent (font material)
glass, transparent (stem material)
blown (font production method/technique)
pressed (base production method/technique)
tooled (stem production method/technique)
Measurements
overall: 9 3/8 in x 3 1/4 in; 23.8125 cm x 8.255 cm
ID Number
1979.0796.181
accession number
1979.0796
catalog number
1979.796.181
Credit Line
Preston R. Bassett
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Home and Community Life: Ceramics and Glass
Data Source
National Museum of American History
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