Title
Lamp in the shape of a hot-air balloon
Caption
Faience factory in the South of France
Pair of hot-air balloons in openwork earthenware
1st third of the 19th century
Faience with low temperature colours (H. 33cm, Diameter 26 cm)
Former collections of A. de Montgolfier and Léon Barthou
Muller-Quênot Collection
Commissioned in 1825 by one of the Montgolfier brothers' nephews, these cut-out faience hot-air balloons have been used as garden lamps.
Date
19th century
Credit line
Photo12/Association Muller Quenot Rosheim
Reference
MQR10A00_055
License type
Rights managed
Available size
56,0Mb (3,8Mb) / 13,2in x 16,5in / 3947 x 4961 (300dpi)