Lantern
- Title:
- Punched Tin Candle Lantern
- Object Name:
- Lantern
- Creator:
- Unknown
- Date:
- 1780-1820
- Material:
- Tin
- Dimensions:
- H-4.75 L-21 Dia-7 inches
- Description:
- Tin covered lantern in shape of a cone with handle on top and a door to put candle inside. Tin is perforated throughout to allow light through. The design is in several circle shapes with punched tin background. Door is hinged and has two circle designs on it. Inside is a small tin stand for a candle. Top is in shape of a cone with a circular handle attached to top.
- Provenance:
- Unknown Provenance
These types of candle holders were very common in colonial homes. Tin would be folded into a round or sometimes square shape. Then with a pointed object, holes would be pounded through the tin. These holes could be arranged in many different patters that would have stood out when a candle was lit in the sconce. - Subjects:
- Sconces, Punched Tin Sconce
- Place of Origin:
- Unknown
- Collection Name:
- Society of the Cincinnati in the State of New Hampshire
- Item Number:
- 1986.083
- Accession Number:
- 1986.083
- Type of Material:
- Objects
- Copyright Statement:
- For information regarding copyright, permissions, and reproductions contact the American Independence Museum
- Credit Line:
- American Independence Museum
- Participating Organization:
- American Independence Museum
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