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Hanging Hall Lantern

c. 1820
19th Century
30 in. x 10 in. x 10 in.

Unidentified,

Object Type: Household Object

Medium and Support: glass

Credit Line: Florence Griswold Museum

Accession Number: 1977.5

A hall lantern which hangs from the ceiling and consists of a glass globe with glass cover to prevent soot from staining the ceiling. The brass bottom section is composed of 2 pieces which unscrew to enable the replacement of the candle. The lantern is suspended from 3 hand-forged and linked chains which are connected to a brass ring. The hooks on the ring which the chains connect to are fashioned in the shape of beaked serpent's heads.

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