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Factory: Bow Porcelain Manufactory
Soft-paste porcelain candlestick, decorated with a dragon in relief.
Soft-paste porcelain, in the form of a column, decorated with wavy grease-pan and dragon in relief coiled round it, resting on three high feet, each in the form of a ,pmster's mask and paw. Copied form a Chinese model. Turned brass sockets have been fitted at the top.
History note: Purchased by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher in Cambridge, 1920
Bequeathed by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher
Height: 17.1 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
18th Century, Mid
George II
Circa
1750
-
1752
presumed lead
Lead-glaze
Soft-paste porcelain
Glazing (coating) : Soft-paste porcelain candlestick, decorated with a dragon in relief
Accession number: C.3025B-1928
Primary reference Number: 74336
Glaisher MS Catalogue: 3798, vol. 19
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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