Candlestick
ca. 1771 (made)
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Candlestick of black basalt, in the form of a figure of a griffin seated. The socket is decorated with festoons of flowers and is supported on the head and upraised wings of the griffin; round the neck is entwined a garland. The oblong plinth is moulded with conventional ornament in sunk panels.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Black basalt |
| Brief description | Griffin candlestick, black basalt, made at the factory of Josiah Wedgwood, Etruria, Staffordshire, ca. 1771 |
| Physical description | Candlestick of black basalt, in the form of a figure of a griffin seated. The socket is decorated with festoons of flowers and is supported on the head and upraised wings of the griffin; round the neck is entwined a garland. The oblong plinth is moulded with conventional ornament in sunk panels. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'WEDGWOOD' (Impressed) |
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| Credit line | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street |
| Object history | First produced ca. 1771. The design for this candlestick appears in Sir William Chambers' 'Treatise on Civil Architecture', 3rd ed., 1791. |
| Production | First produced ca. 1771. The design for this candlestick appears in Sir William Chambers' 'Treatise on Civil Architecture', 3rd ed., 1791. |
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| Accession number | 4788-1901 |
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| Record created | March 31, 2008 |
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