Candlestick

ca. 1840 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Candlestick of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. In the form of a twisted column with a vase-shaped socket and wide circular base. The socket and base is painted with a bouquet of flowers, in a shaped panel bordered with gilt scrolls and reserved on a dark blue ground.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Candlestick of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, Chamberlain & Co., Worcester, ca. 1840.
Physical description
Candlestick of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. In the form of a twisted column with a vase-shaped socket and wide circular base. The socket and base is painted with a bouquet of flowers, in a shaped panel bordered with gilt scrolls and reserved on a dark blue ground.
Dimensions
  • Height: 20.9cm
Credit line
Bequeathed by Herbert Allen
Object history
One of a pair with C.518A-1935.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.518-1935

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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