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![Oil painting of the profile of a steamship on the water in front of green hills; the boat is flying an American flag and towing a sloop with a tall mast, the sloop's back half cut off from view by the edge of the canvas.](/sites/default/files/styles/search_thumbnail/public/2021-06/L2015-41-175v2%20-%20frame%20cropped%20out%20to%20use%20as%20Object%20%282%29.jpg.webp?itok=Cr8zwggO)
Object Story: The Steamboat "Peter Crary"
A highly-detailed “ship portrait” of a steamboat pulling another vessel.
![Five glass toy lamps in a variety of shapes, three with feet and bulbous or V-shaped reservoirs, another in a shape resembling a teacup, and another in the shape of a oval sphere.](/sites/default/files/styles/search_thumbnail/public/2021-07/33835.jpeg.webp?itok=7R8sxZFn)
Object Story: Toy Lamps
Blown glass lamps made for burning whale oil.
![Icon with a light bulb, star, and shapes above a pencil.](/sites/default/files/styles/search_thumbnail/public/2021-06/noun_creative_2713097.png.webp?itok=ToUd_4vR)
Activity: Candle Math
Explore the relationship between candle light and contemporary lighting from incandescent and fluorescent lamps.