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Description: | Canton enamel oil lamp in the form of a Chinese rectangular bird cage. Constructed of brass wire mesh, resting on a square platform supported by four splayed and pointed feet, with a chain hook attached at the top for hanging. The lamp has a brass font enclosed by a squared, perforated brass band decorated with characters of either double happiness, shuang xi, or longevity, shou, in the middle. These are surrounded by a swastika pattern, with a clear glass shade resting above. The platform has multicoloured enamel painted on a copper base, decorated with flowers and scrolling foliage against a pink or a yellow ground.
caption: General view of object no. nn17057. | Publisher: | http://www.horniman.ac.uk/ | Rights holder: | Horniman Museum and Gardens | Subjects: | Enamel copper oil lamps (lamps (lighting devices)) glass enamelling brass Family and Home | Source: | Horniman Museum | Identifier: | oai:oai.horniman.ac.uk:object-136380 | Go to resource |
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