Candlestick
ca. 1800 (made)
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Candlestick of earthenware painted with enamels and in the form of a fluted column, and on a square plinth with cut-away corners. Radial leaf-motives are on the plinth, coloured green and round the column in relief is twined a green snake. A nozzle in the form of a vase with four goat's heads project from the rim, with puce coloured festoons in relief between then and radial leaves below. The fluting of the column and other details are coloured blue.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Earthenware painted with enamels |
| Brief description | Candlestick of earthenware painted with enamels and in the form of a fluted column, England, ca. 1800. |
| Physical description | Candlestick of earthenware painted with enamels and in the form of a fluted column, and on a square plinth with cut-away corners. Radial leaf-motives are on the plinth, coloured green and round the column in relief is twined a green snake. A nozzle in the form of a vase with four goat's heads project from the rim, with puce coloured festoons in relief between then and radial leaves below. The fluting of the column and other details are coloured blue. |
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| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
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| Other number | Sch. II 437 - Schreiber number |
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| Accession number | 414:1225-1885 |
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| Record created | May 6, 2009 |
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