Pedestal
01/01/1775 - 31/12/1799
Place of origin |
The columns were bequeathed to the Museum by John Jones in his will of 1882. An illustration in the Handbook of his collection, published in 1883, appears to show them set to the side of his drawing room beside a cabinet, and used as a plinth for two candelabra (now Museum no. 971 and A-1882). Columns and candelabra are listed separately in the 1882 summary inventory of the collection, and were not referred to at all in the written text of the 1883 handbook.
Object details
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Parts | This object consists of 5 parts.
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Brief description | Pedestal, column of jasper, with a square base of verde antique marble and ormolu decorated with a lion's skin and mask on each side, the capital of chased ormolu, Jones Bequest, France, 18th century |
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Credit line | Bequeathed by John Jones |
Summary | The columns were bequeathed to the Museum by John Jones in his will of 1882. An illustration in the Handbook of his collection, published in 1883, appears to show them set to the side of his drawing room beside a cabinet, and used as a plinth for two candelabra (now Museum no. 971 and A-1882). Columns and candelabra are listed separately in the 1882 summary inventory of the collection, and were not referred to at all in the written text of the 1883 handbook. |
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Collection | |
Accession number | 1141:1-3-1882, 1141A/1,2-1882 |
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Record created | April 16, 2014 |
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