Night-Light Holder
ca. 1760-1765 (made)
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Night-light holder ('Nachtlicht en bouquet') in hard-paste porcelain painted in colours. The body is piriform, mounted on three short legs and topped by a niche-like draught-shield of ogee-outline. A handle is at the back. Decorated with rocaille moulding, picked out with puce round the lip, base, feet and draught-shield. On the front of the body is a bouquet of flowers, and sprigs are scattered on the rest of the body and on the draught-shield.
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| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain painted in colours and moulded |
| Brief description | Night-light holder ('Nachtlicht en bouquet') in hard-paste porcelain painted in colours, Höchst porcelain factory, Höchst, ca. 1760-1765 |
| Physical description | Night-light holder ('Nachtlicht en bouquet') in hard-paste porcelain painted in colours. The body is piriform, mounted on three short legs and topped by a niche-like draught-shield of ogee-outline. A handle is at the back. Decorated with rocaille moulding, picked out with puce round the lip, base, feet and draught-shield. On the front of the body is a bouquet of flowers, and sprigs are scattered on the rest of the body and on the draught-shield. |
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| Accession number | C.52-1949 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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