1800-1850
GUSN-59766
Cylindrical tin lantern with a conical top, pierced allover with hinges and a latch on the door. Electrified.
lanterns (lighting devices)
electric lamps (lighting device forms)
tin (metal)
Lantern
Lantern
Original to Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House (Gloucester, Mass.),
Unknown
14 3/4 (H), 5 1/4 (diameter) (inches)
Gift of Constance McCann Betts, Helena Woolworth Guest and Frasier W. McCann
1942.3276
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