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Object Story: The Steamboat "Peter Crary"
A highly-detailed “ship portrait” of a steamboat pulling another vessel.
Object Story: Lamp
A brass lamp with two burners made for burning oil.
Metamorphosis of the Insects of Suriname
Merian discovered and shared new scientific information about insects, changing the way Europeans thought about entomology and ecology
Object Story: Toy Lamps
Blown glass lamps made for burning whale oil.
Object Story: A Short History of Lighting
Examine a range of lighting implements from candles and rushlights to oil burning lamps.
Activity: Candle Math
Explore the relationship between candle light and contemporary lighting from incandescent and fluorescent lamps.