Half-moon lantern, Lithophane, Young girl in the woods

Half-moon lantern with convex lithophane

Rare red glass and porcelain lantern for lithophane, brass structure.

Portrait of a young woman in the woods: hidden behind a tree, she carries her harvest in her skirt. In the woods behind her, one can make out a peasant couple returning from the fields.

Dimensions of the lithophane: 15 x 20 cm

Dimensions of the lantern: 20 x 27.5 x 9.5 cm

A lithophane is a thin ceramic plate with a relief, the thickness of which varies from 1.5 to 4 mm.

The porcelain is fired twice at a temperature of 1250 °C.

Under normal lighting, there is virtually no visible image, but a three-dimensional image is created when a light is placed behind it.

Lithophanes became particularly popular in the mid-19th century. Placed in front of a candle, they served as a bedside lamp or were hung in front of a window.