Oil lamp

DateCirca 1850

Mediumbrass

Dimensions6 × 5 3/4 in. (15.2 × 14.6 cm)

Donor credit lineKendall Whaling Museum Collection Transfer

Object number2001.100.3533

Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum

DescriptionA single burner whale oil brass gimbaled oil lamp with a finger handle and a mounting hole, a integral saucer base, and a hinged burner lid. The lamp is suitable for use on shipboard. It was used at sea aboard the KATHLEEN 1857-60 and AWASHONKS 1860-61.ProvenanceMarble Collection II - Acquired from Nancy Holmes Powers, 1996. See KWM "Topical Inventories" for more information of the Marble Collection gifts.

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