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Lithophane
Porcelain plaque or 'lithophane', the porcelain body of a greyish hue when unlit, a bright creamy yellow when lit; of rectangular form, very thinly cut; relievo moulded, forming areas of light and shade, to depict when back lit, a large tree leaning over a road or trackway, beneath the tree, a wayside monument, perhaps a way-marker or a drinking fountain; two figures male and female stand facing the monument; in the background, smaller shrub-type foliage and distant trees disclosing a peaked-roffed building below a large expanse of sky.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 32039
Creation/Production
Unknown
Date: 1850 ca
Acquisition
Gift, 1/12/1921
Given by W.H. Renwick
Measurements
Height
(cm): 14
diam
(cm): 9.6
Height
(in): 5
diam
(in): 3
Techniques
relievo moulded
forming
Applied Art
Material
porcelain
Location
In store
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