Candlestick
probably ca. 1762 (modelled)
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Candlestick of hard-paste porcelain. In the form of a twisted flowering stem rising from a white rococo scrollwork base, picked out in gold on which stands the figure of a shepherdess in a pale green bodice and mauve dress. The holder rises out of a band of leaves and is edged with crimson and painted with flower sprigs.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Candlestick of hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilded, made by Meissen porcelain factory, Germany, probably modelled about 1762. |
| Physical description | Candlestick of hard-paste porcelain. In the form of a twisted flowering stem rising from a white rococo scrollwork base, picked out in gold on which stands the figure of a shepherdess in a pale green bodice and mauve dress. The holder rises out of a band of leaves and is edged with crimson and painted with flower sprigs. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Crossed swords (Factory mark, in underglaze blue) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by D. M. Currie |
| Production | Attribution from the manuscript catalogue dates from about 1970 and was compiled by William Hutton of the Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio. |
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| Accession number | C.472-1921 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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