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Object Name |
Wick |
Catalog Number |
0985.13.00367a |
Date |
1861-1865 |
Description |
Lamp burner: A small glass bottle with a tin cap and cotton wick fits inside the base and would have provided the fuel for the larger lantern (.367b). |
Material |
Glass/Cotton/Metal/Tin |
Dimensions |
H-3.5 Dia-2 inches |
Owned |
Sally Tompkins |
Provenance |
This lantern with the original "onion" shade was used during the Civil War in a hospital on Main Street in Richmond, probably Robertson Hospital under the charge of Captain Sally L. Tompkins. |
People |
Tompkins, Sally Louisa |
Search Terms |
Robertson Hospital Richmond hospitals Richmond, Virginia |
Subjects |
Medical care Medical equipment & supplies Medical personnel hospitals lighting |