Lantern
This lantern advertised the services of Joseph Shiner, an independent glass engraver and cutter. In 1829, in the firm’s advertisement in a Philadelphia newspaper, M’Cord and Shiner featured “one hundred hall and entry lamps cut to various elegant new patterns,” of which
this lantern may have been a sample.
this lantern may have been a sample.
Artwork Details
- Title: Lantern
- Maker: M'Cord & Shiner
- Decorator: Engraved by Joseph Shiner
- Date: 1825–31
- Geography: Made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Culture: American
- Medium: Blown and engraved glass, tin
- Dimensions: H. 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm); Diam. 7 in. (17.8 cm)
- Credit Line: Purchase, Dr. and Mrs. Burton P. Fabricand Gift, 1998
- Object Number: 1998.27
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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