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Whale Oil Lamp

Possibly made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

1835-44

Possibly made by Union Flint Glass Works, Philadelphia, 1824 - 1844

Lead glass (called flint glass) [colorless]
Height: 9 1/2 inches (24.1 cm)

* Gallery 114, American Art, first floor, Case 6, Tableware & Lighting Devices

1986-42-1

Purchased with the Elizabeth Wandell Smith Fund, 1986

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