1961.0594.001 Bow porcelain candlestick
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Figure group candlestick (Candlestick with birds)

  • Category:

    Ceramics

  • Creator (Role):

    Bow Porcelain Factory (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Stratford-Le-Bow, England, United Kingdom, Europe

  • Date:

    1760-1765

  • Materials:

    Porcelain (soft-paste); Lead glaze

  • Techniques:

    Slip-cast, Molded, Hand modeled, Painted, Enameled

  • Museum Object Number:

    1961.0594.001


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Object Number

1961.0594.001

Object Name

Figure group candlestick (Candlestick with birds)

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Bow Porcelain Factory (Maker)
c. 1747-c. 1776

Place of Origin

Stratford-Le-Bow, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1760-1765

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Underside of drip-guard; "T" is impressed

Materials

Porcelain (soft-paste); Lead glaze

Techniques

Slip-cast, Molded, Hand modeled, Painted, Enameled

Dimensions (inches)

9.961 (H) , 7.012 (W) , 4.64 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

25.3 (H) , 17.81 (W) , 11.785 (D)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Cushion, J. P. & Honey, W. B. 1980 Handbook of Pottery and Porcelain Marks.
Lists Bow mark impressed "T" as probably that of a "repairer" Mr. Tebo (Thibaud?): p. 99
[Book] Bradshaw, Peter. 1981 18th Century English Porcelain Figures 1745-1795.
In a list of Bow figures made between 1755 and 1765, Bradshaw lists # H127: "Two Buntings in a cherry tree" with a nest of fledglings topped by a candle holder": p. 300
[Book] Begg, Patricia & Taylor, Barry. 2000 A Treasury of Bow: A Survey of the Bow Factory from First Patent until Closure 1744- 1774.
Similar candlestick with a dog on the base: pl. 29, pp. 26-27
[Book] Fennimore, Donald L., et al. 1992 The David and Peggy Rockefeller Collection: Volume IV Decorative Arts.
Pair of Bow candlesticks in similar models (not identical) and colors: p. 124, no. 132.