Leather Westbury Lantern

A stirrup holds up the light. Evidently the horse has stepped out.

The Westbury lantern comes from Ralph Lauren, in polished nickel with chocolate leather. Hanging lanterns began as a practical way to keep a flame safe from drafts in halls and entries, and they stayed on as the natural light for a front hall long after the flame went away. A polished stirrup shape hangs from a leather loop and a short chain. Below it, a clear cylinder encloses a cluster of candle lights around a central leather-wrapped rod. Thirty-six inches high and sixteen across.

The front hall has never had so much tack.