Model of the Duiveneiland lighthouse on Java, Gieterij Prins van Oranje (possibly), 1870

Model of the Duiveneiland lighthouse on Java, Gieterij Prins van Oranje (possibly), 1870

brass, wood and glass, h 81cm × w 47cm × d 47cm Catalogue entry

The eight-sided Duiveneiland lighthouse, on the south-west point of Java, comprises five storeys. The entrance is on the first storey. Three sides of the model have been left open to display the interior and stairs. A bell hangs on one side. The lighthouse was built in the Netherlands between 1870 and 1872, then dismantled and shipped to Indonesia where it was reassembled.

On display in room 0.13

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