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Lantern

Collection Type

  • Lighting

Date

1850-1880

GUSN

GUSN-60644

Description

Blown colorless glass shade; top mount conical; star punched

Details

Descriptive Terms

lanterns (lighting devices)
electric lamps (lighting device forms)
painting (coating)
punching (surface marking technique)
tin (metal)
Tin
Painted
Punched
LAMP, ELECTRIC

Associated Building

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

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

13.25 (H), 7.5 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

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

Accession Number

1942.2577

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