Spring
Figural Candlestick
ca. 1770 (made)
ca. 1770 (made)
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Candlestick, of hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded, formed as a figure of a woman with flowers, emblematic of Spring; she stands in front of a flowering tree on a high pedestal, covered with applied flowers and resting on symmetrical rococo scrolled feet; the trunk of the tree forms a support for the candle nozzle, which is missing; the woman holds up a stem of flowers with her right hand, and with her left supports a plant in a basket on her hips; she is dressed in a red hat and shoes, a green bodice with a gold floral pattern on the front, a mauve scarf thrown round her shoulder, and a white apron over a skirt decorated with flowers, and sprays of flowers are also painted in white slip on her apron.
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Title | Spring (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilded |
Brief description | Candlestick, in hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded, formed as a figure of a woman with flowers, emblematic of Spring, made by Plymouth Porcelain Factory, Plymouth, ca. 1770 |
Physical description | Candlestick, of hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded, formed as a figure of a woman with flowers, emblematic of Spring; she stands in front of a flowering tree on a high pedestal, covered with applied flowers and resting on symmetrical rococo scrolled feet; the trunk of the tree forms a support for the candle nozzle, which is missing; the woman holds up a stem of flowers with her right hand, and with her left supports a plant in a basket on her hips; she is dressed in a red hat and shoes, a green bodice with a gold floral pattern on the front, a mauve scarf thrown round her shoulder, and a white apron over a skirt decorated with flowers, and sprays of flowers are also painted in white slip on her apron. |
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Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
Object history | One of a pair with 414:687/A-1885 (Sch. I 704A); on this, however, see below. Lady Charlotte Schreiber purchased one of these figures from Walker, Bath, for £9 in April 1869, and the other from Button, Brighton, for £21 in May 1874 |
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Other number | Sch. I 704 - Schreiber number |
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Accession number | 414:687-1885 |
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Record created | February 4, 2009 |
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