Candlestick
ca. 1765 (made)
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Candlestick in porcelain painted in colours and gilded. In the form of a figure of a young woman clasping a scrolled branch-like candle socket which emanates from a pedestal. She is dressed in a feathered hat, bodice and petticoat with a gilt flower pattern, an upper skirt which she holds up full of flowers. Rocky base edged with rococo scrollwork and covered with applied flowers.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in colours and gilded |
| Brief description | Candlestick in porcelain painted in colours and gilded, Chelsea Porcelain factory, Chelsea, ca. 1765 |
| Physical description | Candlestick in porcelain painted in colours and gilded. In the form of a figure of a young woman clasping a scrolled branch-like candle socket which emanates from a pedestal. She is dressed in a feathered hat, bodice and petticoat with a gilt flower pattern, an upper skirt which she holds up full of flowers. Rocky base edged with rococo scrollwork and covered with applied flowers. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Captain H. B. Murray |
| Object history | One of a pair with C.2581-1910. |
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| Accession number | C.2582-1910 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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