The Hanging Lantern

A lantern has one purpose that sets it apart from any lamp: it is meant to be hung up and seen from a distance, light lifted high enough to reach someone who is still a long way off. To anyone making their way back in the dark, it says I am here, and this is the way.

Hand-hammered glass in an antiqued brass cradle, India. Holds votives or a single pillar.

5.3 in diameter, 19.5 in hanging.