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Plant stand: M.19-1980

Object information

Current Location: Gallery 4

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

Tripod plant stand of malleable cast iron, wrought and partially gilt. Oval plant stand supported by a tripod with crossbars between the legs. Each leg has a coiled foot, and a monster's head at the top. There are rosettes at he junctions of the bars, and palmette like motifs in the middle of the crossbars, above the feet.

Notes

History note: Haslam and Whiteway, from whom purchased by the Friends of the Fitzwilliam.

Legal notes

Given by the Friends of the Fitzwilliam.

Measurements and weight

Height: 80 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1980) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

Dating

Victorian
19th Century
Production date: circa AD 1880

Materials used in production

Malleable cast iron
Gilt

Techniques used in production

Casting (process)
Gilding

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.19-1980
Primary reference Number: 95834
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 18 January 2017 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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