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Pair of porcelain lamps

Collection Type

  • Lighting

GUSN

GUSN-267582

Description

Pair of Meissen porcelain lamps painted with alternating scenes of flowers and a man and woman in eighteenth century costumes. Attached to carved wooden bases.

Details

Descriptive Terms

electric lamps (lighting device forms)
porcelain
electric wiring
Lamp

Inscription

"Japan" (Printed label)

Maker

Meissen (Manufacturer)

Location of Origin

Germany

Dimensions

28 1/2 (H), 8 1/4 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Estate of Margaret Rice Lyman

Accession Number

1978.101

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