{"product_id":"lithophane-night-light-summer-childhood-friends","title":"Lithophane Night Light - Summer Childhood Friends","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHand in hand, two children enjoy the serenity of summertime at the beach.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOn\/Off Toggle Switch\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNight light comes securely boxed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5.5\"H x 3.5\" W x 2.25\" D\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is a \"lithophane\"; a thin translucent porcelain night light, made using a lost art from the 1800's. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eThey make for a beautiful and practical piece of art that you will use daily,  year after year!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eLithophanes were invented in France in 1827, and were popular throughout Europe till the early 1900's. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eWhen lit from behind, the light shining through the different thicknesses of the carving causes a highly detailed image to appear in front, almost magically. As you see, the illuminated image is so detailed, that it has a totally photographic quality to it! In addition, the relief of the carving gives the image a 3 dimensional quality when seen in person.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo make them, the artists start by carving the image in a translucent wax, with the wax lit from behind. They take a plaster mold of this engraving, and then cast a fine porcelain clay into this mold. The porcelain is kiln fired to 2300 degrees F. to achieve it's translucency and durability. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Porcelain Garden","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46844713500838,"sku":"NR95","price":39.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0571\/7091\/9590\/files\/NR95__96458.1576499819.jpg?v=1763148491","url":"https:\/\/nantucketcraftmasters.com\/products\/lithophane-night-light-summer-childhood-friends","provider":"Craftmasters of Nantucket","version":"1.0","type":"link"}