Lantern of Fog

Emits mist instead of light.


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Lantern of Fog

Factsheet

Description

Gifted anonymously to the town library, then forgotten.

Year

recovered 1889

Mythology

Carries the sighs of the lost in the Channel.

Dimensions

26 cm statue

Condition

Streaked with calcified lines

Provenance

Stolen from sacred well, returned 1912

Current Location

Legendary Shrines Section


Artist

Harold Steptoe

Rag-and-bone collector whose "accidental masterpieces" decorate his yard.

Era: 1960s-70s

Origin: Shepherd's Bush

Style: Industrial Folk Art

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