Candlestick

ca. 1870 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Candlestick, lead-glazed earthenware with a yellow ground with green streaks. Conical foot on top of which a drip pan from which a shaft with two knops under a cylindrical nozzle.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Lead-glazed earthenware
Brief description
Candlestick, made in Catalonia, Spain
Physical description
Candlestick, lead-glazed earthenware with a yellow ground with green streaks. Conical foot on top of which a drip pan from which a shaft with two knops under a cylindrical nozzle.
Dimensions
  • Height: 16.2cm
  • Diameter: 14.2cm
Gallery label
(16/07/2008)
Candlestick
Made in Catalonia, Spain


210-1871
Object history
Purchased from the Riaño Collection and specially bought by him as an example of contemporary, popular Catalan pottery.
Purchase price note: 8d paid for pair.
Production
Bought by Mr Riaño as an example of contemporary, popular Catalan pottery.
Bibliographic reference
Ray, Anthony. Spanish Pottery 1248-1898 : with a catalogue of the collection in the Victoria and Albert Museum London, V&A Publications, 2000
Other number
552 - Spanish pottery, Ray (2000)
Collection
Accession number
210-1871

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Record createdJuly 16, 2008
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