Whale Oil Lamp

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white photograph of a Whale Oil Lamp by Walker Evans. The lamp has a glass chimney with a rounded top and a narrow base. The chimney sits on a metal base with an ornate design. The base has a wide, flat bottom and a narrow neck with a series of stacked, rounded sections. There are two cylindrical metal pieces on top of the glass chimney. The background is a plain wall with a lighter shade at the top and a darker shade at the bottom. The lamp sits on a flat surface. The image is framed by a white border.