51/584

This is a farmhouse lantern, although Lavinia Smith called it a shepherd's lantern. It is made of sheet iron with horn panels and three sets of ventilation holes instead of dormers. Lanterns like this were used in farm buildings such as stables and byres, and by shepherds because they are hard-wearing and there is no danger of broken glass.

1 lantern: metal [iron], horn; good conditionThe candle socket consists of two seperate curved pieces of metal; has circular handle attached by a smaller circle of metal

Lavinia Smith No. 24., Lavinia Smith Catalogue (D60/28) – 'A list of the contents of the East Hendred museum. July 5 1940 // Shepherd's Andrews's "ship tackle". // 24. One horn lantern (the smallest in the collection)', Heritage of the Hendreds Exhibition Catalogue 1969 - 'Catalogue of Exhibits // Number 4 // Horn Lantern // Lent by The Museum of English Rural Life' (The description in the catalogue could also be in reference to 51/784, 51/581 and 51/884), Heritage of the Hendreds Exhibition Catalogue 1969 - 'Catalogue of Exhibits // Number 7 // Horn Lantern // Lent by The Museum of English Rural Life' (The description in the catalogue could also be in reference to 51/784, 51/581 and 51/884), MERL ‘Conservation Record’ form – ‘Class: Lighting // Name: Lantern // Acc. No.: 51/584 // Conservator: G Ek // Date: 25/3/80 // part/whole: Metal. Horn windows. treatment: Washed in water only. method: // part/whole: repair: method: // part/whole: Metal. Horn window. finish: Very thin matt black oil colour with microcrystaline wax over. Microcrystaline wax. method: // [tick box, unticked] tick when noted on catalogue sheet’

1849-01-01 - 1849

Metal, iron, Horn

Rippon, Miss Dorothy May Lyddon (Agent)
Andrews