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Candlestick: GL.C.68-1928

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown (Uncertain)

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Description

Earthenware, slip-coated with incised decoration under lead glaze. The candlestick has a circular base, four-sided shaft with rough foliage ornament and rows of impressions from a cut stick.

Notes

History note: Theodore Charbonnier Collection, Lynton; purchased in 1912 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge

Legal notes

Dr J. W. L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 15.5 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Barnstaple ⪼ Devon ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr

Dating

19th Century
Circa 1800 CE - 1900 CE

Components of the work

Decoration composed of slip

Materials used in production

Lead-glazing
Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Lead-glazing

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: GL.C.68-1928
Primary reference Number: 77097
Old object number: 49
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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