Candlestick
1773-1774 (made)
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The eighteenth century approach to Gothic, exemplified by books like Batty Langley’s Gothic Architecture improved by rules and proportions (1747), was less than reverential. The stem of this candlestick resembles Langley’s Gothic columns, but the decoration on the base is neo-classical. The bases and stems for such candlesticks were often interchangeable.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Silver, stamped and engraved |
| Brief description | Silver, Sheffield 1773-4, mark of Samuel Roberts. |
| Physical description | Candlestick, of a set of three (843A, B & C-1905), silver with the stem in the form of a clustered column. Square base decorated in relief with rams' heads, festoons and rosettes and with pearled borders above and below. The stem is banded at intervals and surmounted by a foliated capital forming the socket. The removable nozzle is of scalloped outline with pearled border. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by James Archibald Slater, Esq. |
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| Summary | The eighteenth century approach to Gothic, exemplified by books like Batty Langley’s Gothic Architecture improved by rules and proportions (1747), was less than reverential. The stem of this candlestick resembles Langley’s Gothic columns, but the decoration on the base is neo-classical. The bases and stems for such candlesticks were often interchangeable. |
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| Accession number | 843B/1,2-1905 |
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| Record created | April 5, 2011 |
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