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Candlestick: C.2168-1928

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Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Factory: Cantagalli factory

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Description

Pale yellowish-cream earthenware, tin-glazed white on exterior and underside; a few small areas of body show under the larger drip pan where the glaze has crawled.
Circular with domed and gadrooned foot above which is a drip pan with a lightly gadrooned edge. The stem is short with a gadrooned knop and, above it, a narrow greasepan surrounding the nozzle. Pale yellowish-cream fabric, moulded and tin-glazed overall. The glaze has crawled on several small areas under the larger drip pan. Painted in bright blue.
On the foot, there is a shield charged with a fleur-de-lis, surmounted by a close-helmet and flanked by scrolling foliage. The underside is marked in blue with a cock over a `C'.

Notes

History note: Gilbert Walters, London from whom purchased on 20 December 1923 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher.

Legal notes

Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 15.4 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr

Dating

19th Century, Late
20th Century, Early
Circa 1890 CE - 1910 CE

Components of the work

Decoration composed of high-temperature colours ( blue)
Exterior/underside composed of tin-glaze
Foot Diameter 16.2 cm

Materials used in production

Earthenware

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.2168-1928
Primary reference Number: 48244

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 30 April 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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