15929966960001312637261000Standard Recordobject-80566170249436686816025884300001702494121150fitz-onlineadlib-object-80566https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/80566bafe42c2-0715-3c6e-9cf3-b23fe3aefb5b8personreferenceagent-160537adlib-agent-1605371209481e-95fc-3452-bc92-82c1e51ecd30Leda and the Swanpersonreferenceagent-150796adlib-agent-150796ec5a0c8a-e54c-3735-adea-0fd5dd14f994Cupidreferenceterm-37637adlib-term-3763789b09133-dc0a-3a88-bd40-5aef1ad30ecbsoft-paste porcelaingreyish-blue, green, yellow, flesh pink, pink, puce, orange-red, pale grey, and blackreferenceterm-107563adlib-term-10756338dcd825-1de1-3222-82c6-15a95729b5ffenamelsreferenceterm-39593adlib-term-39593e3e2a3f8-2433-3f63-9bcf-e776644d312dgoldDecorationin greyish-blue, green, yellow, flesh pink, pink, puce, orange-red, pale grey, and black enamelsreferenceterm-120086adlib-term-120086cdecca31-5ec3-3fe3-9e5d-455d9771fda5painting overglazereferenceterm-28681adlib-term-28681c1f659e2-1209-31cf-8ff4-154e11452559gildingWidthcm16.2Across Scroll Feetreferenceterm-107486adlib-term-107486234fe16e-17e4-3db8-881a-443636aac5caclassical mythologyApplied ArtsSoft-paste porcelain candlestick with Leda and the Swan accompanied by Cupid, slip cast, with hand-modelled details, lead-glazed, and painted in greyish-blue, green, yellow, flesh pink, pink, puce, orange-red, pale grey, and black enamels, and gilt.Soft-paste porcelain candlestick with Leda and the Swan accompanied by Cupid, slip cast, with hand-modelled details, lead-glazed, and painted in greyish-blue, green, yellow, flesh pink, pink, puce, orange-red, pale grey, and black enamels, and gilt. The concave underside is unglazed and has a large circular central ventilation hole. The roughly oval base is supported on four double scroll feet. The top of the front and sides are covered with applied flowers and leaves. At the back there is a tall tree with bocage of green leaves and clusters of small white flowers with blue centres. At the top it has a forward projection with a hole to take a candle socket. Leda sits in front of the tree with the swan standing close to her on the viewer's left, and Cupid standing on the right, stretching across to place his right hand on her left knee.C.32-19321accession numberC.32-193280566priref80566urihttps://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/80566https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/80566on the underside of the base at back centre near the edgeincisedKmarka gold anchoron the back of the treepainted in goldmarkreferenceagent-149638adlib-agent-1496387376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8The Fitzwilliam MuseumGiven by Mrs W.D. Dicksonreferenceagent-180712adlib-agent-180712855e3948-593a-3b3c-9d66-028df74284feDickson, W. D. (Frances Louisa), Mrs193219321932givenEntry date: 193217601760CE1760circa17601770The date of manufacture may be around 176511770CE17701770factoryreferenceagent-157802adlib-agent-157802e51ed5e2-3605-39a0-b953-487f1f622a3aChelsea Porcelain Manufactoryreferenceterm-113160adlib-term-113160c2be1bf6-21bd-3f71-bc96-71c8ff2fa6f3Gold anchor period (1759-69)referenceterm-113159adlib-term-1131594bdfb4a7-b307-3dfa-a3d6-8ada4683271e18th Century, third quarter#referenceterm-107437adlib-term-10743796f4b0d1-fc11-39ff-ae91-1b23d888d479George IIIreferenceterm-106216adlib-term-106216825b8379-ec94-388e-9a59-624e40c090d0literalEnglandEnglandcountryLondonpresumed leadreferenceterm-107733adlib-term-10773300160189-e3ce-3796-a88b-5aa8d6c808c4lead-glazereferenceterm-37637adlib-term-3763789b09133-dc0a-3a88-bd40-5aef1ad30ecbsoft-paste porcelainHeightcm25.7referencemedia-214172adlib-media-214172fee86418-2be7-3661-b17d-811ae5c75fe3jpegaa/aa40/C_32_1932_1_201011_amt49_dc2.jpg1heightpixels1025widthpixels76916162868544651imagejpegaa/aa40/mid_C_32_1932_1_201011_amt49_dc2.jpg1heightpixels666widthpixels50016162868544651imagejpegaa/aa40/C_32_1932_1_201011_amt49_dc2.jpg1heightpixels1025widthpixels76916162868544651imagejpegaa/aa40/preview_C_32_1932_1_201011_amt49_dc2.jpg1heightpixels333widthpixels25016162868544651image0media
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imagereferenceterm-68009adlib-term-6800991f3a501-d5d5-3088-afd6-87f5515a9250candlestickmythological candlestickhistory noteUnknown before donor, Mrs W.D. (Frances Louisa) Dickson, Bournemouth1referenceobject-80559adlib-object-80559069cdb1c-67bb-37f8-934d-83c8765fc8561reference1term-68009adlib-term-6800991f3a501-d5d5-3088-afd6-87f5515a9250candlestickcandlestickreferenceagent-149638adlib-agent-1496387376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8The Fitzwilliam MuseumRef. This candlestick and the pair with Venus and Cupid, are D 38 and D 37 respectively in Bradshaw's list of Chelsea Gold Anchor figures, see p. 294, Appendix D. Cf. An example of Leda and the Swan, p. 118, pl. 44 (photo Sotheby Parke Bernet)294, 118referencepublication-2721adlib-publication-27212c88b854-02af-3d32-8222-0e69e8451a7dEighteenth Century English Porcelain Figures 1745-1795Ref. Nightingale notes the following references to these candlesticks: 'The Catalogue of all the Remaining curious and truly matchless Pieces of the Chelsea Porcelain' sold by Mr Christie from 14-17 February, 1770, mentioned, on the second day, 15 February, lot 79 'A pair of gold candlesticks with Venus and Leda' which fetched £2. 11s. 0d., and on the third day, 16 February, lot 70 'A pair of candlesticks, with Venus and Leda'.7, 10referencepublication-2576adlib-publication-2576870654a9-2aff-3144-bcc3-8758472e4399Contributions towards the History of Early English Porcelain from Contemporary SourcesCf. An example with the pair of Venus and Cupid, described as 'mythological candlesticks' in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, pl. 45, fig. 71, and pp. 91-2, fig. 71. Both candlesticks bear an iimpressed K and the gold anchor mark.91-2referencepublication-2614adlib-publication-2614bd0c2e2e-8e28-3664-bf00-fe50da012352Chelsea and other English Porcelain, Pottery and Enamel in the Irwin Untermyer Collectionreferencepublication-3308adlib-publication-330817da9399-049f-381c-8893-63a0407f7c99Old English Porcelain. The Lady Ludlow Collectionreferenceterm-9010adlib-term-9010ecd03def-5d2a-3b43-bb92-76be16fbabf6Rococoreferenceterm-68009adlib-term-6800991f3a501-d5d5-3088-afd6-87f5515a9250candlestickcandlestickSoft-paste porcelain, slip cast, with hand-modelled details, lead-glazed, and painted in greyish-blue, green, yellow, flesh pink, pink, puce, orange-red, pale grey, and black enamels, and gilt.referenceterm-120096adlib-term-1200967cc05306-f07e-3189-849f-52addb9e2ca7slip-castingexcept for underside of basereferenceterm-120062adlib-term-120062d05176fb-17b8-3888-bba1-6c5e6c77d206lead-glazingCandlestick with Leda and the Swan accompanied by Cupidobject
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