Collection Highlights
Wonderful Willie! : What he and Tommy did to Spain / sketches and rhymes by L.D. Bradley.
Date:
ca. 1899
Object Number:
LIB.PZ7.B66.W6
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Lantern: etched: J.W.B. with wick
Object Number:
1941.814
Date:
1861
Medium:
Brass, glass, cotton
Dimensions:
with handle down: 11 1/2 x 7 1/4 x 5 3/4 in. ( 29.2 x 18.4 x 14.6 cm )
with handle raised: 16 x 7 1/4 x 5 3/4 in. (
Marks:
engraved: in zigzag on base: "1861"
etched: in glass: "J.W.B"
stamped: on wick handle: "STAR/HB & H"
Description:
Glass shade and copper kerosene lantern with cotton wick and wire loop handle, with domed top and cut circles around top; raised circular base with series of cut circles around base.
Gallery Label:
According to the donor, this lantern is from the steamer "James W. Baldwin" which was built in 1861.
Credit Line:
Purchase, James B. Wilbur Fund
Provenance:
The George W. Murdock Collection of Steamboat Artifacts
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
