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Figure candlestick (Elephant candlestick)
1800-1900
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Museum Object Number
2001.0020.016.002 A, B
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Leo A. and Doris C. Hodroff
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Complete Details
Object Number
2001.0020.016.002 A, B
Object Name
Figure candlestick (Elephant candlestick)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Date
1800-1900
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Chest of elephant
Inscription: Green and white, circular paper label with "<typed>Leo and Doris Hodroff Collection/ <handwritten>4980" in black and blue ink
Type: Label
Location: Chest of elephant
Inscription: White, rectangular paper label with "MASSIVE PAIR ELPH-/PHTS 21 1/8" HT [H]EADS/TOCHESIVE[?] [?????]/TR[???]INGS/CIRCA 19TH C 4950" handwritten in black ink.
Type: Label
Location: Vase, underside
Inscription: Green and white, circular paper label with "<typed>Leo and Doris Hodroff Collection/ <handwritten>4980" in black and blue ink
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: Handpainted in underglaze blue six Chinese characters on a white rectangle
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Enameled
- Painted
- Gilded
Dimensions (inches)
20.63 (H) x 10.236 (W) x 15.157 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
52.4 (H) x 26 (W) x 38.5 (L)