Wooden lantern used by Grizel Baillie

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This lantern was carried by Lady Grizel Baillie on her nightly visits to her Covenanter father, Sir Patrick Hume, during his concealment in the vault beneath Polwarth Church in Edinburgh in 1684.

The three-cornered lantern has a wooden frame and base, a small handle and clasp made of ivory, and leather hinges. A tin candleholder is nailed to the centre of the base.

As a Covenanter, Patrick Hume (1641-1724) was outlawed and later escaped to Holland. He returned with William of Orange in 1688 and participated in the 'Glorious Revolution'. In 1696 he was made Lord Chancellor of Scotland.

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• Online ID: 000-100-001-306-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.MGK 7
• Date: 17th century
  
• Material: Wooden frame and handle, tin candle holder and top section, ivory clasp and handle, glass window and leather hinges
  Lantern, candle
  
• Dimensions: 190 mm H x 164 mm W
  
• What: Lantern, candle
  
• Subject: Lighting - lanterns - candles (NMAS Classification)
  
• Who: Lady Grizel Baillie (Owner)
  Sir Patrick Hume (Owner's father)
  
• Where: Scotland, Berwickshire, Polwarth Church
  
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• Description: Three-cornered lantern with a wooden frame and base, carried by Lady Grizel Baillie when visiting her father, Sir Patrick Hume, during his concealment in the vault beneath Polwarth Church
  
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