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Josiah Wedgwood & Sons

Candlestick

Maker

Josiah Wedgwood &amp

Title

Candlestick

Year

1800s-1850s

Medium

  • ormolu,
  • glass,
  • ceramic

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • ormolu,
  • glass,
  • ceramic

Materials

glass, clay products, ormolu

Geography

Place Made: Etruria; Place Made: Staffordshire

Dimensions

30.5 cm (12 inches) (height)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Marks: Marks:The bottom of the ceramic drum is marked "WEDGWOOD" with an "H" and a "3" or an "8" below.

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Murray S. Danforth

Object Number

56.217B

Type

  • Lighting Devices

Publications

  • Books

The Lucy Truman Aldrich Collection of European Porcelain Figures of the Eighteenth Century

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Josiah Wedgwood & Sons (English), manufacturer
Candlestick, 1800s-1850s
ormolu; glass; ceramic
30.5 cm (12 inches) (height)
Gift of Mrs. Murray S. Danforth 56.217B

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