Place MadeUnited States
Title
Tavern Lamp
Mediumpewter
Dimensions4 × 3 1/2 in. (10.2 × 8.9 cm)
Donor credit lineAlbert E. Aston Lighting Collection
Object number1977.41.79
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionPewter "Sparking" or Tavern lamp (miniature) with shallow saucer base (upturned edges) and ring handle attached a domed tubular font. Screw type single wick tube burner for camphine or burning fluid (Porter's). Complete with chain & cap.ProvenanceWith a change of a single whale oil burner, this could have been used as a whale oil lamp.On View
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