Ecclesiastical Brass and Horn ‘Lanthorn’ Lantern c.1700A subtle and simple, but powerfully emotive work of folk art can be seen here in this early brass lanthorn or lantern. c. 1700. Lanthorn was the archaic English word used for Lantern between the 16th to 19th centuries. Its origins with a folk etymology associated with the use of reflectors, or covers made from thin translucent sheets of horn which emit a warm illuminating torch light. The windows of the lantern are filled with such thin sheets of