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Kerosene Lantern

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Collection Type

  • Lighting

Date

1890-1910

GUSN

GUSN-60968

Description

Electrified kerosene lamp with a spherical colorless glass shade flashed with red, a wire cage, and black mounts. One of a pair.

Details

Descriptive Terms

flashing (glassworking)
painting (coating)
tin (metal)
glass (material)
Lamp
Lamp, Electric
Lamp, Electric

Associated Building

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

Maker

Hiram L. Piper Co. (Maker)

Location of Origin

Montreal, QB, Canada

Dimensions

16 (H), 10 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

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

Accession Number

1942.1851.2

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