Lamp stand

Description

Lamp stand of silver-plated copper, cylindrical with a spreading base and two handles, and the whole surface with chased and pierced ornament: Middle East, Iran, Qajar, 19th century

Museum reference

A.1881.37.16

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Lamp stand, Candlestick

Production information

Iran, West Asia

Date

19th century

Style / Culture

Qajar

Materials

Copper, Mercury, Silver

Physical description

Copper plated with silver

References

Ulrike Al-Khamis and Katherine Eremin, 2012, 'The Ugly Ducking of Iranian Metalwork? Intial Remarks on Qajar Copper and Copper-Alloy Objects in the National Museums of Scotland', in Metalwork and Material Culture in the Islamic World: Art, Craft and Text, Edited by Venetia Porter and Mariam Rosser-Owen, I.B. Tauris, pp.115-128, see Fig. 4.4.