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1953.12.4

Rectangular metal lantern with rectangular bevelled glass pains. [MOBB [OPS move] 02/08/2016]

1953.12.4

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Collection type
Object
Description
Rectangular metal lantern with rectangular bevelled glass pains. [MOBB [OPS move] 02/08/2016]
Long description
Rectangular metal lantern with rectangular bevelled glass pains. There is a band of decorative perforations below the glass panes all the way around the body, and the top of the lantern is a dome. Attached to the dome is a simple metal strap handle. The door in back is secured with a small bolt attached to a chain. Inside the lantern is a rectangular metal oil lamp with a textile wick still in place. The knob for changing the wick height is at the end of a long rod and extends out of the lantern through a slot on one side below the glass. [MOBB [OPS move] 02/08/2016]
Cultural groups
English
Person
Maker Unknown Maker
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source Miss J. Watters
PRM source Patience Watters
Date / Period
Date made: 1800-1900
Date collected
By 1953
Acquisition information
Donated: 1953
Materials and processes
Material Glass, Material Iron Metal, Material Lac Insect Lacquer Varnish, Process Jointed, Process Ground, Process Perforated, Process Lacquered Varnished
Dimensions
Length: max 97 mm, Height: max 238 mm, Width: max 120 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1953.12.4 Other numbers: YW 7 [Y W 7]

Search terms: Lighting, Lamp

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