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- GLC#
- GLC07096
- Type
- Objects
- Date
- circa 1864
- Title
- [Purple and blue "Union" paper folding paper lantern]
- Place Written
- s.l.
- Pagination
- 1 lantern : paper : folded Height: 20 cm
- Primary time period
- Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
- Sub-Era
- The American Civil War
Lantern made from corrugated wove paper with cardboard top and base, hanging loop and internal metal candle holder. The paper is printed or painted with blue and purple (perhaps once burgundy or dark red), with the word "Union" printed twice as part of the design. Very fragile. Folded accordion style. Height if opened: approximately 23 cm.
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