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Lantern, Candle

Object Name:
Lantern, Candle
Object ID:
2013.500.048
Date:
1780-1820
Description:
Candle lantern. Tinned sheet iron. Cylindrical body, conical top. Black painted finish. Pierced decoration. Vertical rectangular hinged door. Newer tin strap handle.
Material:
Iron
Tin
Dimensions:
H-15 Dia-5.4 inches
Provenance:
Source unknown. Placed on long-term loan at the Franklin Pierce Homestead in Hillsborough, NH, in the 1950s.
Credit Line:
New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
Subjects:
Lanterns
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