Figure Candlestick (Triton candlestick)

Museum Object Number 1957.0794

Object Name

Figure Candlestick (Triton candlestick)

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Wood and Caldwell factory (Probable maker)

Creator Notes

Potter Enoch Wood partnered with James Caldwell from 1790-1818. Mark seen mostly on earthenware figures.

Date of Birth

1791

Date of Death

1818

Place of Origin

Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1791-1818

Materials

Earthenware (lusterware); Lead glaze

Techniques

Molded, Painted

Dimensions (inches)

9.1 (H) , 4.3 (W) , 4.6 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

23 (H) , 10.9 (W) , 11.6 (D)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Edwards, Diana & Hampson, Rodney. 1998 English Dry-Bodied Stoneware: Wedgwood and Contemporary Manufacturers 1774-1830.
• Pair of blue and white Wedgwood jasperware examples of type inspiring luster version: col. pl. 26, c. 1790, notes basalt examples also were made by Wedgwood.
[Book] Young, Hilary. 1995 The Genius of Wedgwood.
• Derby soft paste porcelain version of same figure: p. 82, col. pl. no. D40, polychrome enamelled, incised G mark. 1775-85