Candlestick
ca. 1570 (made)
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This is a bronze candlestick made in Italy in about 1570. The candlestick is in the form of a cupid bearing a vase on his shoulder and supported on a triangular pedestal ornamented with cherubs' heads and sea horses.
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Parts | This object consists of 2 parts. (Some alternative part names are also shown below)
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Materials and techniques | Bronze |
Brief description | Candlestick, bronze, with a statuette of Cupid, Italy, 16th century |
Physical description | Candlestick of a statuette of a cupid bearing a vase on his shoulder and supported on a triangular pedestal ornamented with cherubs' heads and sea horses. |
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Object history | Bought in 1865 for £15 from the Soulages Collection. |
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Summary | This is a bronze candlestick made in Italy in about 1570. The candlestick is in the form of a cupid bearing a vase on his shoulder and supported on a triangular pedestal ornamented with cherubs' heads and sea horses. |
Bibliographic reference | Inventory of Art Objects acquired in the Year 1865. Inventory of the Objects in the Art Division of the Museum at South Kensington, arranged According to the Dates of their Acquisition. Vol. 1. London : Printed by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., 1868, p. 11 |
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Accession number | 562:1,2-1865 |
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Record created | April 22, 2008 |
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