Byre lantern
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Title
Byre lantern
Description
Tradional Shetland farmsteads had outbuildings connected to the house, so people could go through to the byre to tend to the cattle, even in the strongest winter gale. For centuries light came from fish-oil lamps. Once imported glass became common around 1800, people used candle lanterns because they protected the flame from draughts. Home & the Land gallery FPL 65678
Contributor
museums@eu-lac.org
Language
English
Type
Physical Object
Identifier
5984
Europeana
Europeana Data Provider
Shetland Museum and Archive
Europeana Type
TEXT
Physical Object Item Type Metadata
DescriptionEN
Tradional Shetland farmsteads had outbuildings connected to the house, so people could go through to the byre to tend to the cattle, even in the strongest winter gale. For centuries light came from fish-oil lamps. Once imported glass became common around 1800, people used candle lanterns because they protected the flame from draughts. Home & the Land gallery FPL 65678
Prim Media
190
Citation
“Byre lantern,” EU-LAC, accessed May 11, 2024, https://eu-lac.org/omeka/items/show/6374.
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