The Dover PE56 is a 560mm eight-light pendant in black or antiquesilver, with an iron frame over a fabric inner shade eightE14 globes to 25W each, not supplied, on a2,000mm suspension.

It has eight lights, not fifty-six. Our page called it a56-light pendant. The 56 is the diameter in centimetres 560mm and the model number was read as a light count. Bothother Dovers carry the same error: the PE33 is 330mm with threelights and the PE45 is 450mm with four.

An iron cage over a fabric drum the reason to buy it

The Dover is two shades in one. The outer is anopen iron frame; inside it sits a fabric drum that does the actualdiffusing. What that produces is unusual and it is the whole point:

• The fabric hides every globe, so there is no glare and no brightpoints, however many lamps are inside.
• The iron frame throws a shadow pattern onto the ceiling and walls around it,because the light passes through the cage on its way out.

So it reads as a soft glowing drum inside a graphic outline. A plain fabricpendant gives you the first without the second; an open cage gives you the second with glare.

Eight globes and what that is really for

Eight E14 to 25W each 200W in total, none supplied. Eightlamps behind a fabric shade are not there for brightness so much as forevenness: at 900mm tall and 560mm across, three or fourglobes would light the drum unevenly and show as bright patches through the fabric. Eight fills it.

You will need eight globes, so choose sensibly. Because thefabric hides them completely, the globe affects brightness and warmth only nolook to worry about, and no need for decorative filaments. Buy eight identical warm2700K E14 LEDs; at LED wattages the real load is a fraction of the 200Wmaximum.

900mm tall check your ceiling first

560mm across and 900mm high, on a 2,000mmadjustable suspension. That height is the thing to plan around: it isnearly a metre of fitting before you count the drop. Over adining table, hung so the bottom sits about750mm above the surface, it works on a standard ceiling but in anentry or a walkway it will hang into head height unless the ceiling is tall.

No weight is recorded for this size. The330mm Dover weighs 3.8kg; this one isnearly three times the volume and carries eight lamp holdersinstead of three. Ask us before the fixing is chosen this is not aceiling-rose-and-hope fitting.

Black or antique silver

Black makes the cage graphic a hard outline around a soft glow, and theshadow pattern on the ceiling is crisp. Antique silver isweathered rather than polished, so the frame catches light unevenly alongits length and reads softer and older. On a fitting this size that is a genuinely differentroom.

Dimming depends on the globes. No source records a dimmablevalue; it holds eight ordinary E14 globes, so dimming is entirely theirs. On a200W-rated pendant over a table, dimming is worth having andeight LEDs on one dimmer is exactly where mismatched globes flicker.Ask us and we will match a set of eight to your dimmer.

Where it works

• Over large dining tables 560mm needs the room.
• High-ceilinged entries and stairwells, where 900mm has space.
• Rooms where a shadow pattern on the ceiling is wanted.
• 900mm tall check the ceiling before ordering.
• Ask us for the weight before the fixing is chosen.

Specifying it

560mm across by 900mm high, suspension2,000mm and adjustable, in iron and fabric.Weight is not recorded ask us. EightE14 globes to 25W each 200W total,not supplied; dimming is globe dependent. 240V,ClassI earth required,IP20 indoor and dry locations only. Warranty is three years, as a replacementwarranty.

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Questions

How many lights does it have?

Eight. Our page called it a 56-light pendant the 56 is the diameter in centimetres, 560mm, and the model number was read as a light count. The other two Dovers carry the same error.

Why does it need eight globes?

For evenness rather than brightness. At 900mm tall and 560mm across, three or four globes would light the fabric drum unevenly and show as bright patches through it. Eight fills it.

What makes the Dover different from a plain fabric pendant?

It is two shades in one an open iron frame over a fabric drum. The fabric hides every globe so there is no glare, and the iron cage throws a shadow pattern onto the ceiling and walls. A plain fabric pendant gives the first without the second; an open cage gives the second with glare.

What globes should I fit?

Eight identical warm 2700K E14 LEDs. The fabric hides them completely, so brightness and warmth are the only decisions no decorative filaments needed. At LED wattages the real load is a fraction of the 200W maximum.

Will it fit my ceiling?

Check first it is 900mm tall before you count the drop. Over a dining table, hung so the bottom sits about 750mm above the surface, it works on a standard ceiling; in an entry or walkway it will hang into head height unless the ceiling is tall.

How heavy is it?

Not recorded for this size, which matters the 330mm Dover weighs 3.8kg and this one is nearly three times the volume with eight lamp holders instead of three. Ask us before the fixing is chosen.

Black or antique silver?

Black makes the cage graphic a hard outline around a soft glow, with a crisp shadow pattern on the ceiling. Antique silver is weathered rather than polished, so the frame catches light unevenly and reads softer and older.