Lantern, Candle

Object/Artifact

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Historic Charlton Park

Name/Title

Lantern, Candle

Description

Large, half-cylinder candle lantern, made of metal and has a half-cylindrical body with an open, flat side. The flat side has two bars across it in an "X" pattern. There are slots on the bottom and sides for a glass screen to slide into, but there is no screen. The inside of the lantern has a small, hollow cylinder with orange wax inside. The curved side of the lantern has a rectangular panel that swings open on a hinge and clasps shut. There is a circular loop handle on the top of the lantern connected to two, horizontal half-cylinders stacked on top of each other.

Acquisition

Accession

74.75

Dimensions

Height

14-3/4 in

Width

4-1/2 in

Length

7-1/2 in