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

Source

highlandsandislands

Format

text/plain Alias/WaveFront Object

Language

English

Type

3D Object

Extent

cm x cm x cm

License

Creative Commons Attribution License

Europeana

Europeana Data Provider

Shetland Amenities Trust

Object

https://sketchfab.com/models/d43f01ef81a54bd19250a26a8a72bb19/embed

Europeana Type

3D

3D Object Item Type Metadata

Wiki

https://www.cupidoeu.org/wiki/index.php/Byre_lantern

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

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Citation

“Byre lantern,” CUPIDO, accessed April 4, 2026, https://www.cupidoeu.org/omeka/items/show/322.

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