Object Number 1958.1178

Object Name

Candelabrum fragments

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Wedgwood - Etruria Works (Artist)
1769

Place of Origin

Etruria, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1795-1805

Materials

Stoneware (jasperware); Brass; Glass

Dimensions (inches)

27.06 (H) , 14.37 (W) , 12 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

68.74 (H) , 36.51 (W) , 30.48 (D)

Measurement Notes

Measurements above from previous cataloguing...probably of whole object? Measurements of pieces on 1/24/2012 by CDR-Finial: 12.0 cm. (OL), 4.6 cm (OW), 2.3 cm (OH); Cup: 9.6 cm (ODiam), 4.7 cm (OH); Long drop: 44 cm (OL); Short drops: 10 cm (OL)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Mortimer, Martin. 2000 The English Glass Chandelier. 199.
• Blue & white jasper-mounted candelabrum: col. pl. 34, tapering-waisted jasper mount on four-sided base; opalescent and yellow glass components. Base patented by Wm. Parker, 1781. c. 1795-1800