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On display at V&A South Kensington
Europe 1600-1815, Room 2a

Pedestal

01/01/1775 - 31/12/1799
Place of origin
France

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

Object type
Pedestal
Parts
This object consists of 5 parts.

  • Base
  • Mount
  • Column
  • Capital
  • Plaque
Materials and techniques
Jasper
Verde Antique
Ormolu
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
Dimensions
  • Height: 986mm (Note: Heigh of the column without the capital)
  • Width: 192mm (Note: Width of the base)
  • Depth: 191mm (Note: Depth of the base)
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.
Bibliographic references
  • Catalogue of the Jones Collection, Part II: Ceramics, Ormolu, Goldsmiths' Work, Enamels, Sculpture, Tapestry, Books, and Prints. London: Printed under the authority of the Board of Education, 1924
  • Handbook of the Jones Collection in the South Kensington Museum. London: Published for the Committee of Council on Education by Chapman and Hall, 1883
  • Messrs Foster, Inventory of the Collection of Pictures, Miniatures, Decorative Furniture, Porcelain, Objects of Art, Books, &c. formed by the late John Jones, Esq. London: Dryden Press, 1882
Collection
Metalwork Collection
Accession number
1141:1-3-1882, 1141A/1,2-1882

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Record createdApril 16, 2014
Record URL
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