Collection Highlights
American Ornithology; or The Natural History of the Birds of the United States
Date:
1880
Object Number:
LIB.Y1808.W
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Lantern
Object Number:
1920.49
Date:
1830-1870
Medium:
Tin
Dimensions:
with handle extended: 16 1/2 x 4 3/4 x 4 1/2 in. ( 41.9 x 12.1 x 11.4 cm )
Marks:
embossed: on top: "THE / NONPAREIL / LANTERN"
Description:
Rectangular tin lantern frame (glass panels missing); oval loop handle hinged to cylindrical top pierced with ventilation holes; hollow square base (oil reservoir) with circular plug with two wick tubes in center top.
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this object, there identified as a whale oil lantern, was formerly part of the collection of George W. Nash.
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
