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Candlestick
Candlestick, earthenware, in the form of a figure of Ceres, standing on a circular base with moulded foliage around the foot-rim, the figure holds an upright cornucopia in the left hand which forms the candle sconce, to one side of the figure is a wheatsheaf; the figure with a diadem of yellow whear ears, orange spotted skirt, and bodice and cloak fringed in orange, the cornucopia painted with blue and orange spots between yellow lines, the base painted with blue and orange crescents with a wide green band around the foot-rim.
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Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 36143
Creation/Production
Unknown
Acquisition
Gift, 8/11/1949
Given by Mrs Roberts
Measurements
Height
(cm): 35.8
diam
(cm): 15.8
Height
(in): 14
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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