Porcelain Figure Candle Holder
Artist
Derby
Datec.1760
Place of ManufactureEngland, Europe
MediumMaterial: porcelain; enamel; gilt
DimensionsOverall: 18.8 x 13.4 x 8.4 cm
ClassificationsDECORATIVE ART
Credit LineGift of Miss Marion Campbell
Object number1972.156.000 a,b
DescriptionElaborate candlestick holder has a single standing girl figure with 'bocage' a leafy or flowering background, which here is dense with both modelled flowers & foliage on a rococo style base. The girl's dress is painted with delicate, fairly naturalistic flowers in pink on a pale yellow background. She carries an apron full of individually moulded flowers. All colours are of a pastel hue, and there is restrained gilt trim on the girl's dress & high lighting the scroll work on base. A branch near the base of the tree extends outward & has a flat, pierced top in which the stem of the 'tulip' shaped porcelain holder fits.Status
Not on view
