Candlestick
ca. 1750-1775 (made)
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Moulded hollow candlestick for two candles, with seated lady wearing a hat, painted in blue, manganese, green and yellow. Pierced firing-ventilation hole in the bottom.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware with painted decoration |
| Brief description | Moulded candlestick for two candles with seated lady, tin-glazed earthenware with painted polychrome decoration. Possibly North German, 1750-75 |
| Physical description | Moulded hollow candlestick for two candles, with seated lady wearing a hat, painted in blue, manganese, green and yellow. Pierced firing-ventilation hole in the bottom. |
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| Credit line | Bought from the Haliburton Collection |
| Object history | Bought from the Haliburton Collection. At the time of acquisition, this candlestick was thought to be English. In 1956 it was reattributed to Delft. There has also been speculation that it may have been made in Hannong's factory in Strasbourg. |
| Historical context | There is a similar candlestick in form, not decoration, which is attributed to Tata in the Tatabanya region of Hungary (see Refs.). |
| Bibliographic reference | Magyarországi Fajansz és Keméenycserép, Iparmuvészeti Múzeum, Budapest, 1966 |
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| Accession number | 163-1874 |
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| Record created | July 16, 2008 |
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