Lantern, Candle

Object/Artifact

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Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Lantern, Candle

Entry/Object ID

GHS 617

Description

Iron cylinder with cone shaped roof with ring handle. Hinged door with latch and bone (?ES) window. Other large lower windows are missing. 3 smaller top windows of bone (?ES), small cylinder on inside base for holding candle. Label, lying inside: USED FOR NIGHT LAMPS

Made/Created

Date made

1750 - 1825

Notes

Creation Date: 1750-1825

Dimensions

Length

13 in

Diameter

5-7/8 in

Material

Iron, Bone (?ES)

Provenance

Notes

GHS Catalogue: Old bone lantern.