Lamp
Category
Glass
Date
1775 - 1800
Materials
Enamelled brass with gilt
Measurements
410 mm (H)
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Wightwick Manor, West Midlands
NT 1287208
Summary
Green-tinted Persian glass Mosque lamp with cover, hung on 3 brass chains of coloured glass beads. Decorated with polychrome enamelling, gilt inscription with arabesque borders.
Marks and inscriptions
Inscription translated means;'The safety of a person is in holdng his tongue'.