Whale Oil Lamp
Object Details
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mrs. Alma R. Duckworth
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- date made
- 1825 - 1850
- ID Number
- DL.300859.0014
- catalog number
- 300859.0014
- Object Name
- Lamp
- lamp, whale oil
- Object Type
- Lighting Devices
- Lighting Devices
- Other Terms
- Lamp; Lighting Devices; Whale Oil
- Physical Description
- inserted (burner connector/connecting technique)
- inserted (lamp connector/connecting technique)
- metal, pewter (lamp material)
- metal, tin (burner material)
- Measurements
- lamp: 11.3 cm x 9.9 cm; 4 7/16 in x 3 7/8 in
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
- Domestic Furnishings
- Subject
- Lighting
- Record ID
- nmah_304167
- Usage
- CC0
