Object Number 1958.1169

Object Name

Candlestick

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Wedgwood - Etruria Works (Maker)
1769

Place of Origin

Etruria, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1788-1790

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Underside; Impressed "WEDGWOOD"
2. Mark; Underside; Possible mark: incised short line with three short cross-strokes

Subjects

Seasons

Materials

Stoneware (jasperware)

Techniques

Molded

Dimensions (inches)

10.87 (H) , 5.039 (L) , 5 (W) , 5 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

27.62 (H) , 12.8 (L) , 12.7 (W) , 12.7 (D)

Object Description

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Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Edwards, Diana & Hampson, Rodney. 1998 English Dry-Bodied Stoneware: Wedgwood and Contemporary Manufacturers 1774-1830.
• Similar model (with correct socket): col. pl. 21, marked "WEDGWOOD" and identified as Wedgwood Shape 265, c. 1788
[Book] Edwards, Diana & Hampson, Rodney. 1998 English Dry-Bodied Stoneware: Wedgwood and Contemporary Manufacturers 1774-1830.
• Similar candlestick type, representing Summer: fig. 78, blue and white jasper, "WEDGWOOD", c. 1788
[Book] Adams, Elizabeth Bryding. 1992 The Dwight and Lucille Beeson Wedgwood Collection at the Birmingham Museum of Art.
• Pair of similar blue and white jasper candlesticks: col. pl. 117, cat. 286, Autumn & Winter, c. 1785, "WEDGWOOD" marks.