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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Candlestick

ca. 1755-1760 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Chamber candlestick of soft-paste porcelain, circular, with hook-shaped handle. Painted in underglaze blue with Chinoiserie landscapes; diaper borders.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in underglaze blue
Brief description
Chamber candlestick, soft-paste porcelain, painted in underglaze blue, made by Vauxhall porcelain factory, England (London), ca. 1755-1760
Physical description
Chamber candlestick of soft-paste porcelain, circular, with hook-shaped handle. Painted in underglaze blue with Chinoiserie landscapes; diaper borders.
Style
Credit line
Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq.
Production
Previously attributed to Liverpool in the register.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Watney, Bernard. English blue and white porcelain of the eighteenth century, 2nd ed., London: Faber and Faber, 1973, pl. 50A
Collection
Accession number
C.730-1924

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Record createdMay 18, 2009
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