Triton
Figure
ca. 1775 (made)
ca. 1775 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Figure in soft-paste porcelain, painted with enamels, of Triton holding a cornucopia and is supported on a rocky base covered with weeds and shells.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Triton (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels |
| Brief description | Figure in soft-paste porcelain, painted with enamels, of Triton holding a cornucopia, Derby Porcelain factory, Derby, ca. 1775. |
| Physical description | Figure in soft-paste porcelain, painted with enamels, of Triton holding a cornucopia and is supported on a rocky base covered with weeds and shells. |
| Dimensions |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'G' (Incised on base) |
| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | Historical significance: A copy of a triton candlestick made by Wedgwood from 1769, one that lacks the Berniniesque torsion and force of the original. Wedgwood borrowed the original model for his version from the architect Sir William Chambers, for whom the metalworker D.N. Anderson had been making triton candlesticks. Wedgwood's design was later also pirated by Wood & Caldwell. Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Dirksen, The Hague, for £4 10 shillings in October 1873 |
| Production | Label - copied from one of Wedgwoods models. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | Young, Hilary (ed.). The Genius of Wedgwood. London : Victoria & Albert Museum, 1995
D40 |
| Other number | Sch. I 347 - Schreiber number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 414:414-1885 |
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| Record created | August 14, 2008 |
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