White ceramic lamp base with a wide, rounded top and a narrower, short stem. The base has a square shape with a decorative design featuring fluted columns on the sides and a basket of fruit in the center. Two small, raised figures of lions or dogs are on either side of the top of the base. The top of the lamp has a black cylindrical piece. The background is dark gray. New England Glass Company Whale Oil Lamp.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 1830–40
- Medium
- Pressed and free-blown opaque white glass
- Culture
- American
- Dimensions
- 516 × 625 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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