Not currently on display at the V&A

Candlestick

ca. 1921-1925 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Candlestick of red stoneware and covered with white slip, of octagonal shape with a domed top and a central hole for the candle, and painted around the sides with a blue chequered band, the white squares dotted with yellow, the foot rim lined with yellow and purple, the upper rim lined with yellow, and a circular yellow line around the candle hole.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Stoneware, slip and painted
Brief description
Candlestick of red stoneware and covered with white slip, of octagonal shape with a domed top and a central hole for the candle, possibly designed by Minnie McLeish, made by Carter, Stabler & Adams Ltd., Poole, ca. 1921-1925.
Physical description
Candlestick of red stoneware and covered with white slip, of octagonal shape with a domed top and a central hole for the candle, and painted around the sides with a blue chequered band, the white squares dotted with yellow, the foot rim lined with yellow and purple, the upper rim lined with yellow, and a circular yellow line around the candle hole.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 9.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'CARTER / STABLER / ADAMS / POOLE / ENGLAND' (Impressed within a rectangle)
  • '9 3 1' (Incised shape number)
  • '/VL' (Painted pattern code)
  • Paintress's insignia [unknown] consisting of a vertical line with arrow-heads on each side (Painted)
Object history
One of a pair of candlesticks CIRC.336&A-1976.
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.336A-1976

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Record createdNovember 10, 2008
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