Lantern

Name/Title

Lantern

Entry/Object ID

1953.8a-b

Description

Camp lantern with hurricane glass and tin cover/reflector. The glass sits on a round base, held in place with four metal prongs. The glass extends upward through a hole in a bent tin cover that stretches from the red-painted base over the light.

Context

Used by Col. Wheelock G. Veazey of the 16th Vermont at Gettysburg during the Civil War.

Acquisition

Accession

1953.8

Source or Donor

Woods, Grace E., Woods, Mabel H.

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1860

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Lantern, Oil

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Lantern

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Lighting Devices

Nomenclature Class

Lighting Equipment

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Material

Tin, Glass

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

3rd Vermont Infantry

Person or Organization

Veazey, Wheelock Graves (1835-1898)

Related Places

Place

City

Gettysburg

State/Province

Pennsylvania

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Related Events

Event

Battle of Gettysburg

Event

Civil War