Mars
Candlestick Figure
ca. 1765 (made)
ca. 1765 (made)
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Candlestick in soft-paste porcelain painted in colours and gilded of a figure of Mars. Mars is clad in Roman armour with gilt-scaled breastplate and flowering cloak and stands beside a tree-trunk with flowers and foliage, on the summit of which, above a row of projecting leaves forming a grease-pan, is the socket for the candle. At the foot of the tree behind him are a shield and a banner. Supported on a rococo-scrolled base.
Object details
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| Title | Mars (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain painted in colours and gilded |
| Brief description | Candlestick in soft-paste porcelain painted in colours and gilded of a figure of Mars, William Duesbury & Co., Derby, ca. 1765 |
| Physical description | Candlestick in soft-paste porcelain painted in colours and gilded of a figure of Mars. Mars is clad in Roman armour with gilt-scaled breastplate and flowering cloak and stands beside a tree-trunk with flowers and foliage, on the summit of which, above a row of projecting leaves forming a grease-pan, is the socket for the candle. At the foot of the tree behind him are a shield and a banner. Supported on a rococo-scrolled base. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Captain H. B. Murray |
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| Accession number | C.2595-1910 |
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| Record created | August 14, 2008 |
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