Title
Hand Lamp
Mediumtin
Dimensions6 1/2 × 3 1/8 × 7 1/4 in. (16.5 × 7.9 × 18.4 cm)
Donor credit lineAlbert E. Aston Lighting Collection
Object number1977.41.41
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionThe hand lamp has an elongated flat curved handle, a long spout with a wick in place, and a screw type cover over the filling hole. The lamp used lard oil.On View
Not on view
American
Circa 1863
