Lamp, Whale-Oil

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Lamp, Whale-Oil

ManufacturerPossibly Boston and Sandwich Glass Works (American, 1826-1888)

Date1830-1845

DimensionsH 18.7 cm (7 11/32 in.); W base 8.2 cm (3 7/32 in.)

MediumColorless glass; font blown and finished by tooling, mold-pressed.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Harold G. Duckworth

Object number

1966.8

Not on View

DescriptionJoined by a wafer to an eight-ribbed stem above the base. Rough pontil mark on inner edges of square base. Base pressed in the same type of mold and in the same manner as 1966.9, but in a different mold and with a different plunger. Rough pontil marks on inner edges of square base.

Published ReferencesWilson, Kenneth M., American Glass, 1760-1930: The Toledo Museum of Art, New York: Hudson Hills Press in association with the Toledo Museum of Art, [Lanham, Md.]: National Book Network [distributor], c1994; 2 v. (879 p.): ill. (some col.); 32 cm., 1994, p. 323, no. 389.Exhibition HistoryThe Toledo Museum of Art, Early American Pressed Glass, exhibition, January 28-March 6, 1966 (no catalog).