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Hand-blown glass whale oil lamp. Glass is clear with a slight pink tint. The lamp is spherical with a long stem on a flat, round base. There is a saucer-shaped drip catcher between the lamp and stem. A handle with thumb rest is attached to the stem below the saucer.
whale oil lamps
glass (material)
Lamp
Lamp, Oil
Lamp, Oil
1299.68
C53
Unknown
United States
7 1/2 (H) (inches)
Gift of the Joan Pearson Watkins Trust
2015.62.68
United States
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