Lantern

Joseph Shiner|M'Cord & Shiner

1825–31 · Blown and engraved glass, tin · The American Wing

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.

Artist

Joseph Shiner|M'Cord & Shiner

Date

1825–31

Medium

Blown and engraved glass, tin

Culture

American

Department

The American Wing

Credit line

Purchase, Dr. and Mrs. Burton P. Fabricand Gift, 1998