Perfume Burner
1868 (made)
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Object Type
This is an electrotype copy of an exotic perfume burner and cover in the royal collection of plate at Windsor Castle. The silver-gilt original is not marked but is probably the work of a continental silversmith working in the 1750s.
Materials & Making
The development of the electrotyping process whereby works of art could be accurately reproduced reached its peak in Britain in the 1860s and 1870s. Certain approved commercial firms, such as Elkington & Co. and Franchi & Sons, were given access to hitherto inaccessible private collections so that moulds of the individual works of art could be taken, and copies produced from them. The royal collection at Windsor was one of these collections.
Trade
This is one of a series of electrotypes - mostly of English wares - copied by Franchi & Sons in 1868. Electrotypes were frequently used for educational purposes. They would be mounted in box-frames and sent round art schools for students to draw or copy. The museum also sold electrotype copies of works of art on a commercial basis. This perfume burner was for sale in the 1880s at the comparatively high price of £25.
This is an electrotype copy of an exotic perfume burner and cover in the royal collection of plate at Windsor Castle. The silver-gilt original is not marked but is probably the work of a continental silversmith working in the 1750s.
Materials & Making
The development of the electrotyping process whereby works of art could be accurately reproduced reached its peak in Britain in the 1860s and 1870s. Certain approved commercial firms, such as Elkington & Co. and Franchi & Sons, were given access to hitherto inaccessible private collections so that moulds of the individual works of art could be taken, and copies produced from them. The royal collection at Windsor was one of these collections.
Trade
This is one of a series of electrotypes - mostly of English wares - copied by Franchi & Sons in 1868. Electrotypes were frequently used for educational purposes. They would be mounted in box-frames and sent round art schools for students to draw or copy. The museum also sold electrotype copies of works of art on a commercial basis. This perfume burner was for sale in the 1880s at the comparatively high price of £25.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Electrotype metal |
| Brief description | Electrotype of perfume burner in shape of elephant(container) carrying figures (lid) |
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| Gallery label | British Galleries:
An electrotype is a cheap metal copy of a valuable work of art. By using an electric current, the replica is made by depositing metal, usually copper, within a mould. The copy can be plated to match the original. Electrotyping was most popular in the second half of the 19th century.(27/03/2003) |
| Object history | Made in London by Messrs Franchi & Son |
| Summary | Object Type This is an electrotype copy of an exotic perfume burner and cover in the royal collection of plate at Windsor Castle. The silver-gilt original is not marked but is probably the work of a continental silversmith working in the 1750s. Materials & Making The development of the electrotyping process whereby works of art could be accurately reproduced reached its peak in Britain in the 1860s and 1870s. Certain approved commercial firms, such as Elkington & Co. and Franchi & Sons, were given access to hitherto inaccessible private collections so that moulds of the individual works of art could be taken, and copies produced from them. The royal collection at Windsor was one of these collections. Trade This is one of a series of electrotypes - mostly of English wares - copied by Franchi & Sons in 1868. Electrotypes were frequently used for educational purposes. They would be mounted in box-frames and sent round art schools for students to draw or copy. The museum also sold electrotype copies of works of art on a commercial basis. This perfume burner was for sale in the 1880s at the comparatively high price of £25. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | REPRO.1868:1, 2-97 |
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| Record created | March 27, 2003 |
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