Title
Lamp in the shape of a hot-air balloon
Caption
Made in the south of France
Pair of cut-out faience hot-air balloons
1st third of 19th century
Faience fired at a low heat (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_056
License type
Rights managed
Available size
65,8Mb (4,3Mb) / 15,5in x 16,5in / 4639 x 4961 (300dpi)