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Lantern

Collection Type

  • Lighting

Date

1850-1880

GUSN

GUSN-59460

Description

Hanging lantern with four sided colorless glass globular body with circular beading pattern. Conical shaped tin mount at top is pierced with a star and diamond design. Base mount has a single row of pierced stars. Electrified.

Details

Descriptive Terms

lanterns (lighting devices)
tin (metal)
glass (material)
Lantern
Lantern

Associated Building

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

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

10 3/4 x 4 1/2 x 3 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

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

Accession Number

1942.2257

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