Lamp

Object Name:

Lamp

Object ID:

1941.017

Date:

1840-1860

Description:

Whale oil lamp, pewter and steel, single burner. Flat-bottomed, tin plate piece soldered into assembly with tapering sides in three sections. Each section rounded. One short burner on top. Scroll handle with upturned end. Burner assembly is steel tube soldered into cast cap. May be old repair to cap assembly as there are two types of solder on inside. Slot in wick tube near top. Small vent hole, possibly drilled at an unusual angle in wick-holder assembly.

Material:

Metal
Pewter
Steel

Dimensions:

H-4.4 W-4.4 Dia-3.9 inches

Provenance:

Found in collection in August, 1968. Old piece of adhesive on bottoms reads: "Gift from Miss Dorothy / Cornett, Mch. 1941."

Credit Line:

Gift of Dorothy Cornett