Sujet

Gaselier in St. George's Hall, Liverpool, 1854. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Gaselier in St. George's Hall, Liverpool, 1854. '...specimen of one of the elaborate brass Gaseliers [sic], by Messenger, of Birmingham. They are suspended on each side, from the keystones of the arches, which are in the form of the prows of vessels. The jets of gas issue from the points of stars'. In the mid-19th century, as gas lighting caught on, branched ceiling fixtures called gasoliers (a portmanteau of gas and chandelier) were produced, and many candle chandeliers were converted. Building designed by Harvey Lonsdale Elmes. From "Illustrated London News", 1854.

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Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM22B07_204

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Droits gérés

Format disponible

7,1Mo (346,0Ko) / 9,2cm x 19,2cm / 1090 x 2269 (300dpi)

Mots clés

building technology industry chandelier British lighting industrial gas century Britain newspapers press company B&W 19th century black & white black and white B W nineteenth century The Print Collector gas lighting Illustrated London News St George's Hall ILN newspaper engraving Unknown Saint Georges's Hall Harvey Lonsdale Elmes Elmes gas lights Harvey Lonsdale 19th-century gasolier Messenger & Sons