Candlestick and Extinguisher
ca. 1825 (made)
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Candlestick and extinguisher, porcelain. Gilt-edged, wavy circular tray, painted with bouquets of flowers in natural colours on a pink ground; the candle-socket and extinguisher modelled in the form of blue convolvulus flowers coloured after nature, a looped stem forming the handle.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt |
| Brief description | Candlestick and extinguisher, porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt, Spode Ceramic Works, England, ca. 1825 |
| Physical description | Candlestick and extinguisher, porcelain. Gilt-edged, wavy circular tray, painted with bouquets of flowers in natural colours on a pink ground; the candle-socket and extinguisher modelled in the form of blue convolvulus flowers coloured after nature, a looped stem forming the handle. |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'Spode 4618' written in gold |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Herbert Allen |
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| Bibliographic reference | Rackam, Bernard. Catalogue of the Herbert Allen Collection of English Porcelain. 2nd ed., London: Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Ceramics, Printed under the authority of his Majesty's Stationery Office, 1923, p. 144, Cat. no. 576, Plate 91, Mark (94). |
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| Accession number | C.738&A-1935 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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