On View
Not on viewCandle Lanterns
DateLate 1700s to Early 1800s
Terms
- Candle Lanterns
- Glass
- Tin
- New England
Dimensions40.61 × 10.15 cm (16 × 4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Kimball C. Stevens (1962)
Object numberH2252.0001
DescriptionJapanned rectangular candle lantern with four glass sides and a triangular top with attached ring handle. Top and bottom decorated with geometrical cut-out designs. Glass protected by a bar at the top of each side and four wire guards which pierce the two back sides. Two separate wire guards on door; two are missing. Remains of a white candle (and pile of melted wax) inside.
Object number: K1561
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