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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 138, The Harry and Carol Djanogly Gallery

Candlestick

ca. 1795 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Candlestick of lead-glazed earthenware with moulded ornament in relief picked out in blue. The nozzle and grease-pan are moulded with acanthus foliage. The shaft has an ovoid swelling in the middle, moulded with festoons, with two coiled loop handles springing from satyrs' masks. The spreading foot is of shaped oval section decorated with acanthus foliage and bead ornament.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Lead-glazed earthenware, moulded
Brief description
Candlestick, lead-glazed earthenware, possibly made at the factory of J. & C. Whitehead, Hanley, ca. 1795
Physical description
Candlestick of lead-glazed earthenware with moulded ornament in relief picked out in blue. The nozzle and grease-pan are moulded with acanthus foliage. The shaft has an ovoid swelling in the middle, moulded with festoons, with two coiled loop handles springing from satyrs' masks. The spreading foot is of shaped oval section decorated with acanthus foliage and bead ornament.
Dimensions
  • Height: 27.3cm
  • Width: 13.9cm
Gallery label
Candlestick Made at the factory of J. & C. Whitehead, Hanley, Staffordshire, about 1790-1800 Lead-glazed earthenware 2265-1901 Jermyn Street Collection(23/05/2008)
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
2265-1901

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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