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Whale Oil Lamp
Whale Oil Lamp

Whale Oil Lamp

Date1830-1860
MediumCast pewter
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width including handle x depth): 10 x 4 1/4 x 4 1/8in. (25.4 x 10.8 x 10.5cm)
ClassificationsMetalware
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionCast pewter whale oil lamp with a domed font, or reservoir, over a tall shaft and a domed base. A disc is soldered to the round opening at the top of the font. The disc is pierced with two holes; one hole contains a narrow, tapered wick tube that extends down into the font. The center of the shaft has a cylinder with a raised ring around the center. At one side, an ear-shaped handle is soldered to the lamp. The lamp is lightly tarnished.
Object number1950.373.0
On View
On view
Whale Oil Lamp
Fuller & Smith
about 1850
Bequest of Robert H. Schutz, Jr., 1991.60.16 Photograph by Gavin Ashworth.  © 2014 The Connecti…
Thomas Danforth Boardman and Sherman Boardman
1825-1845
1945.1.1392.1
Unknown
1840-1860
Flagon
Thomas Danforth Boardman and Sherman Boardman
1810-1820
Bequest of Roderick Bissell Jones, 1974.56.1, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, public…
Unknown
made mid 18th century, dated 1776
International Silver Company
about 1928
Gift of John C. Parsons, 1950.382.0a,b  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Joseph Danforth I
1779-1788
Gift of Sarah and Joanna Williams, 1932.7.1a,b  Photograph by Gavin Ashworth.  © 2006 The Conne…
Eunice Dennie
1760-1770