Candlestick
ca.1875 (made)
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Candlestick, red burnished earthenware with decoration, incised, gilt and silvered. Wide flared base with gilt beading around the edge, above this are incised stars filled in with silver (now tarnished) each with three tear drops beneath. The shaft of the candlestick is decorated with more gilt beading and bands of silver with another band of stars with gold crescent moons above and below.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | red earthenware, burnished with incised, beaded, gilt and silvered decoration |
| Brief description | Candlestick, red burnished earthenware with decoration, incised, beaded, gilt and silvered; Turkey (probably Tophane), ca.1875 |
| Physical description | Candlestick, red burnished earthenware with decoration, incised, gilt and silvered. Wide flared base with gilt beading around the edge, above this are incised stars filled in with silver (now tarnished) each with three tear drops beneath. The shaft of the candlestick is decorated with more gilt beading and bands of silver with another band of stars with gold crescent moons above and below. |
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| Accession number | 110-1879 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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