Candlestick
ca. 1795 (made)
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Candlestick of lead-glazed earthenware with moulded ornament in relief picked out in blue. The nozzle and grease-pan are moulded with acanthus foliage. The shaft has an ovoid swelling in the middle, moulded with festoons, with two coiled loop handles springing from satyrs' masks. The spreading foot is of shaped oval section decorated with acanthus foliage and bead ornament.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Lead-glazed earthenware, moulded |
| Brief description | Candlestick, lead-glazed earthenware, possibly made at the factory of J. & C. Whitehead, Hanley, ca. 1795 |
| Physical description | Candlestick of lead-glazed earthenware with moulded ornament in relief picked out in blue. The nozzle and grease-pan are moulded with acanthus foliage. The shaft has an ovoid swelling in the middle, moulded with festoons, with two coiled loop handles springing from satyrs' masks. The spreading foot is of shaped oval section decorated with acanthus foliage and bead ornament. |
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| Credit line | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street |
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| Accession number | 2265-1901 |
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| Record created | March 31, 2008 |
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