lantern
Object Name2-part Parade Lantern
MakerPossibly
Brooklyn Flint Glass Works
(1840-1868)
Made Fromnon-lead glass, brass
Date1860
Place MadeUnited States, NY, New York City
Techniqueblown glass, hand-worked brass
SizeH(handle upright): 44.2 cm, (handle down): 33.4 cm, D: 17.9 cm; (b) H: 8.6 cm, D: 10.9 cm
Accession Number93.4.102
Credit LineGift of Weston H. Jenkins
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
The Impending Crisis
Not On View
Physical Description2-part Parade Lantern. Red non-lead glass, brass; blown glass, hand-worked brass. Globular shade of deep red glass, engraved "ELMIRA WIDE AWAKES / G.L. SMITH / CAPTAIN"; burner is missing but cylindrical brass font snaps out; top is brass with piercing and brass handle.Provenance
Source
Weston H. Jenkins
about 1770
1725-1775
1725-1750
Jane Beebe