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Candlestick
Candlestick, earthenware, in the form of a figure of Cybele, standing on a circular base with moulded foliage around the foot-rim, the figure holds an upright cornucopia in the right hand which forms the candle sconce, to one side of the figure is a lion; the figure with yellow mural crown, brown and blue spotted robe with a yellow belt and blue fringe over a yellow skirt spotted blue, the cornucopia painted with blue and yellow stripes, the lion painted brown, the base painted with blue and yellow spots with a wide green band around the foot-rim.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 36142
Acquisition
Gift, 8/11/1949
Given by Mrs Roberts
Measurements
Height
(cm): 34.5
diam
(cm): 15.5
Height
(in): 13
Width
(in): 6
Techniques
slip-cast
forming
Applied Art
press-moulded
forming
Applied Art
assembled
forming
Applied Art
enamelled
decoration
Applied Art
glazed
decoration
Applied Art
Material
earthenware
enamel
glaze
Location
In store
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