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Figure candlestick (Elephant candlestick)
1780-1820
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Museum Object Number
1992.0052
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Osborne R. and Mary M. Soverel in memory of Lilian Wilkinson Boschen
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Object Number
1992.0052
Object Name
Figure candlestick (Elephant candlestick)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Date
1780-1820
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Thrown
- Enameled
- Painted
- Gilded
Dimensions (inches)
14.173 (H) x 7.598 (W) x 10.787 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
36 (H) x 19.3 (W) x 27.4 (L)
Measurement Notes
Width measurement taken at widest point.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Sargent, William R. 1991 The Copeland Collection: Chinese and Japanese Ceramic Figures.
• Similar elephant figures: pp. 196-197Book: Howard, David Sanctuary. 1997 A Tale of Three Cities: Canton, Shanghai & Hong Kong.
• Pair of cloisonne elephants with small vases on backs, as possible inspiration for porcelain: p. 160, no. 207, noting porcelain versions were popular at the turn of the 19th century.