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1932.88.208.2

Painted bamboo lamp stand. The lamp for this stand is 1932.88.208 .1 [MOBB [OPS move] 24/3/2017]


1932.88.208.2

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Collection type
Object
Description
Painted bamboo lamp stand. The lamp for this stand is 1932.88.208 .1 [MOBB [OPS move] 24/3/2017]
Long description
Painted bamboo lamp stand. Bamboo lamp stand in the shape of a high chair. Red background with white and blue and white decoration, including a figure, a flower and different inscriptions on each front leg. Four struts, the two in the front are shorter and angle towards each other, and two in the back are taller and also angled towards each other with an arch connecting them. There are wide supports between the front legs and two in the back with an additional support for holding the round section of bamboo. A section of bamboo is perforated and connected to the front legs which allows it to move up and down to rest on a support between the back legs.The lamp for this stand is [1932.88.208 .1] [MOBB [OPS move] 24/3/2017]
Geographical reference
Kwangtung Kuang-Tung Guangdong
Person
Field collector Henry Balfour
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1892
Date collected
By 1892
Acquisition information
Donated: 1932
Materials and processes
Material Bamboo Plant, Material Pigment, Process Decorated, Process Bent, Process Painted
Dimensions
Height: max 233 mm, Width: max 102 mm, Length: max 120 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1932.88.208.2 Other numbers: F 38 X

Search terms: Lighting, Lamp

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