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Lantern

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Collection Type

  • Lighting

Date

1820-1850

GUSN

GUSN-59755

Description

Large cylindrical lantern with a conical top, allover piercing, and a hinged door.

Details

Descriptive Terms

lanterns (lighting devices)
piercing
tin (metal)
Lantern
Lantern

Associated Building

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

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

29 3/4 (H), 11 1/4 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

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

Accession Number

1942.3265

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