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Whale-oil lamp by Thomas Cains
Artist
Phoenix Glass Works|Thomas Cains
Date
1830–40
Medium
Free-blown and pressed glass
Dimensions
H. 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm)
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Gallery
704
Location
704
Credit
Gift of Dr. Michael Heidelberger, in memory of Nina T. Heidelberger, 1982

Description

Overview Whale-oil lamp Designer Probably designed by Thomas Cains Manufacturer Manufactured by Phoenix Glass Works American 1830–40 On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 704 This lamp’s decorative “mercurial ring” was created by tooling a deep indentation in the still-molten surface and then smoothing the glass over the groove. When viewed from the outside, the ring of trapped air appears silver.