Title

Trench lantern, 1914-1918. Creator: Portia.

Caption

A trench lantern lighting device made of a glass bulb, with metal wick opening and a glass cover. The rope can be seen through the glass and goes through the metal opening at the top of the lantern creating a wick. A collar of fogged glass connects the metal and glass bulb bottom. A gold colored metal tip covers the top. [BRITISH MADE / PORTIA] is impressed on the base of the lantern. The top of the lantern is made of fogged glass that fades into clear glass at the top. Burn marks can be seen inside the glass.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Reference

HRM21A78_208

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

48,2Mb (930,5Kb) / 11,6in x 16,2in / 3469 x 4856 (300dpi)

Keywords

glass people black technology country equipment museum color lighting military war location Armed Forces century lantern first world war concept African American African-American afro-american Army warfare trench trenches United States of America Colour World War I WWI World War One 1910s 20th century heritage American America USA 1st World War WW1 object united states cultural heritage Black History Heritage Art National Museum of African American History and Culture NMAAHC glass metal and rope lanterns (lighting devices) Portia