Collection Highlights
Ye book of copperheads
Date:
1863
Object Number:
LIB.XS.E647.L52.1863
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Lantern
Object Number:
2002.1.3640
Date:
1851-1880
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
8 1/2 x 5 3/4 in. diameter
Description:
A small table top oil or kerosene lantern, with a circular cast metal base pierced with decorations below an oval tin reservoir with a long opening for a wide wick and a removable cap for refilling. Painted dark yellow with a red rose and green leaves on the front of the oil reservoir. A plate on the rear is embossed "S.N. & H.C. Ufford,/ 113 Court Street/ Boston/ Kinnear's Patent/ Feb. 4, 1951".
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
