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Figure candlestick (Candlestick with dogs)
1750-1770
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Museum Object Number
1959.2860
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.2860
Object Name
Figure candlestick (Candlestick with dogs)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Date
1750-1770
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Enameled
- Painted
- Gilded
Dimensions (inches)
6.644 (H) x 3.514 (W) x 5 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
16.875 (H) x 8.925 (W) x 12.7 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Article: Petznick, Ware. 06//2023 In Blue and White and Polychrome: Chinese Export Porcelain. Early American Life Magazine. 54 (3): 28-39.
• Published: p. 28Book: Palmer, Arlene. 1976 A Winterthur Guide to Chinese Export Porcelain.
• Matching candlestick published: p. 50Book: Sargent, William R. 1991 The Copeland Collection: Chinese and Japanese Ceramic Figures.
• Similar objects: pp. 232-33, no. 114Book: Jorg, Christian J.A. 1989 Chinese export porcelain: chine de commande from the Royal Museums of Art and History in Brussels. 303 p.
• Similar candlestick: pp. 100-101, fig. 28, 1750-1770.Catalogue: Motley, William & Cohen & Cohen. 2006 Double Dutch or On with the Dance, Let the Joy be Unconfined.
• Pair of matching candlesticks: p. 47, no. 28, Qianlong, c. 1780