Candlestick
ca. 1750 (made)
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Hand candlestick of soft-paste porcelain. Shallow saucer with cylindrical socket and spur-like handle (partly missing) from which springs an arrowhead leaf enclosing a spray of flowers moulded in low relief. Painted with small flower sprays and two bundles of coloured "rods", and three single flowers round the holder.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels |
| Brief description | Hand candlestick, soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels; Bow Porcelain Factory, England (London), ca. 1750 |
| Physical description | Hand candlestick of soft-paste porcelain. Shallow saucer with cylindrical socket and spur-like handle (partly missing) from which springs an arrowhead leaf enclosing a spray of flowers moulded in low relief. Painted with small flower sprays and two bundles of coloured "rods", and three single flowers round the holder. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mr A.L.B. Ashton |
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| Accession number | C.179-1938 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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