Candlestick
ca. 1859 (Made)
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Decorated in high relief with masks, grotesques, fruit and strapwork and three rams' heads on the stem and richly painted with 'majolica' glazes, this candlestick mixes historicist references and Renaissance ornament in a typically Victorian manner.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | earthenware |
| Brief description | Candlestick, earthenware, Minton, about 1858 |
| Physical description | Decorated in high relief with masks, grotesques, fruit and strapwork and three rams' heads on the stem and richly painted with 'majolica' glazes, this candlestick mixes historicist references and Renaissance ornament in a typically Victorian manner. |
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| Accession number | 5882-1859 |
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| Record created | July 1, 1999 |
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