Wall Light
ca. 1755 (made)
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Wall light in tin-glazed earthenware painted with enamels. Consists of a lyre-shaped panel surrounded by rococo scrollwork, shell mouldings and pierced trellis work picked out in various colours. Below the central panel is a mask. Through the mouth is the candle-holder. The central panel is painted with a figure of a sportsman reclining underneath a tree, his dog lying at his feet and his gun resting against a branch.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware painted with enamels, moulded and pierced |
| Brief description | Wall light in tin-glazed earthenware painted with enamels, Künersberg pottery factory, Künersberg, ca. 1755. |
| Physical description | Wall light in tin-glazed earthenware painted with enamels. Consists of a lyre-shaped panel surrounded by rococo scrollwork, shell mouldings and pierced trellis work picked out in various colours. Below the central panel is a mask. Through the mouth is the candle-holder. The central panel is painted with a figure of a sportsman reclining underneath a tree, his dog lying at his feet and his gun resting against a branch. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Stuart Gerald Davis |
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| Accession number | C.135:1, 2-1951 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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