Hall Lantern
Designed by Thomas Chippendale, English, 1718 - 1779
Geography:
Made in England, Europe
Date:
c. 1759Medium:
Brass, glassDimensions:
51 x 27 inches (129.6 x 68.6 cm)Curatorial Department:
European Decorative Arts and Sculpture
1943-19-1Credit Line:
Purchased with the Joseph E. Temple Fund, 1943
Made in England, Europe
Date:
c. 1759Medium:
Brass, glassDimensions:
51 x 27 inches (129.6 x 68.6 cm)Curatorial Department:
European Decorative Arts and Sculpture
* Gallery 298, European Art 1500-1850, second floor
Accession Number:1943-19-1Credit Line:
Purchased with the Joseph E. Temple Fund, 1943
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This lantern follows a model that was originally commissioned in wood by William, fifth earl of Dumfries, for Dumfries House, Ayrshire, Scotland. In 1762, Chippendale included an image of the lantern in the third edition of his book The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker’s Director.
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