Political Lantern, 1860-1880
THF155738 / Political Lantern, 1860-1880
01
Artifact Overview
Late-nineteenth-century political parties rallied their supporters by holding torchlight parades. In the evening, marchers lit up the street carrying torches, lamps and lanterns. Inexpensive paper lanterns glowed with the image or name of the party's candidate or other patriotic imagery. This accordion-pleated lantern is decorated simply with stars and stripes.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Paper lantern
Date Made
1860-1880
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
69.145.13
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Bamboo (Material)
Paper (Fiber product)
Tin (Metal)
Wire
Color
Blue
Red
White (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 7.5 in
Diameter: 7 in
Keywords |
|---|
02
Related Content
SetAbe Lincoln, 1860
- 11 Artifacts
Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin campaign button for the 1860 presidential election containing tintype portraits of the Republican Party candidates on each side. This use of photography in political campaigns was still unusual at the time--most campaign buttons did not include photographic images of the candidates.
articleConserving Our Political Paper Lanterns
The Henry Ford holds an extensive collection of paper political campaign lanterns, very rare and delicate late-19th-century survivors, and recently conserved them to preserve them for the future.