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Oil Lantern

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Collection Type

  • Lighting

Date

1860-1880

GUSN

GUSN-59180

Description

Electrified lantern with a colorless cylindrical shade; wire frame; black mounts; circle and star punched decoration.

Details

Descriptive Terms

lanterns (lighting devices)
oil lamps
painting (coating)
tin (metal)
Lantern
Lantern

Associated Building

Original to Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House (Gloucester, Mass.),

Maker

Cown?, J. D. E. (Maker)

Dimensions

16 1/4 (H), 9 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Constance McCann Betts, Helena Woolworth Guest and Frasier W. McCann

Accession Number

1942.2313

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