Oil lamp niche, Rue des Grands-Augustins, Paris, France
Niche for an oil lantern, carved in a stone wall between 8 and 10 Rue des Grands-Augustins, in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, France. The niche is bottle shaped and has a groove extended upwards where the lamp was hung. Originally the niche would have had a cast iron lockable door. The lamplighter came twice a day - in early afternoon to maintain the lamp and lantern windows, and at dusk to light the lamp. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
13443160
Media ID
45131850
Size
3543px x 6051px
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Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
