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Cupid with a Bocage Candlestick
Factory: Bow Porcelain Manufactory
Soft-paste porcelain containing bone ash, figure of Cupid with a Bocage Candlestick, press-moulded, with hand-modelled details, covered with slightly turquoise tinted lead-glaze and painted underglaze in blue, and overglaze in polychrome enamels, and gilt.
Soft-paste porcelain containing bone ash, figure of Cupid with a Bocage Candlestick, press-moulded, with hand-modelled details, covered with slightly turquoise tinted lead-glaze and painted underglaze in blue, and overglaze in pale blue, yellowish-green, yellow, flesh pink, dark pink, red, purple, and pale brown, and gilt. The concave underside is glazed overall. The approximately circular base has incurved sides with five kidney-shaped holes at the front, a triangular hole to take an attachment at the back, and a scrolled edge forming five low supports. At the back is a tree trunk with lateral branches bearing polychrome applied flowers and leaves, and at the top, a drip pan formed by six leaves, and a candle nozzle with a shaped edge picked out in underglaze blue and gold. A plump Cupid kneels in front of the tree with his right hand on the tree and his left hand raised in front of it. He has brown hair, grey eyes, ruddy cheeks, and pink and yellow wings, and wears a garland of flowers on his head, a pink patterned drape and a garland of flowers. On the base in front of him there are applied flowers and leaves, a flaming torch, and a brown and pale purple patched dog with a gold collar. The base is picked out in pink, turquoise-green, and gold.
History note: Unknown before donor, Mrs W.D. (Frances Louisa) Dickson, Bournemouth
Given by Mrs W.D. Dickson
Height: 23.5 cm
Width: 12.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1932) by Dickson, W. D. (Frances Louisa), Mrs
18th Century, second half#
George III
Circa
1765
-
1774
Decoration
composed of
enamels
( pale blue, yellowish-green, yellow, flesh pink, dark pink, red, purple, and pale brown)
gold
Details
presumed lead
Lead-glaze
presumed phosphatic
Soft-paste porcelain
Press-moulding
: Soft-paste porcelain containing bone ash, press-moulded, with hand-modelled details, covered with slightly turquoise tinted lead-glaze and painted underglaze in blue, and overglaze in polychrome enamels, and gilt
Glazing (coating)
Accession number: C.69-1932
Primary reference Number: 41963
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Cupid with a Bocage Candlestick" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/41963 Accessed: 2024-11-24 22:01:13
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