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Candlestick with Leda and the Swan accompanied by Cupid
Factory: Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
Soft-paste porcelain candlestick with Leda and the Swan accompanied by Cupid, slip cast, with hand-modelled details, lead-glazed, and painted in greyish-blue, green, yellow, flesh pink, pink, puce, orange-red, pale grey, and black enamels, and gilt.
Soft-paste porcelain candlestick with Leda and the Swan accompanied by Cupid, slip cast, with hand-modelled details, lead-glazed, and painted in greyish-blue, green, yellow, flesh pink, pink, puce, orange-red, pale grey, and black enamels, and gilt. The concave underside is unglazed and has a large circular central ventilation hole. The roughly oval base is supported on four double scroll feet. The top of the front and sides are covered with applied flowers and leaves. At the back there is a tall tree with bocage of green leaves and clusters of small white flowers with blue centres. At the top it has a forward projection with a hole to take a candle socket. Leda sits in front of the tree with the swan standing close to her on the viewer's left, and Cupid standing on the right, stretching across to place his right hand on her left knee.
History note: Unknown before donor, Mrs W.D. (Frances Louisa) Dickson, Bournemouth
Given by Mrs W.D. Dickson
Height: 25.7 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1932) by Dickson, W. D. (Frances Louisa), Mrs
Gold anchor period (1759-69)
18th Century, third quarter#
George III
Circa
1760
CE
-
1770
CE
Decoration
composed of
enamels
( greyish-blue, green, yellow, flesh pink, pink, puce, orange-red, pale grey, and black)
gold
Across Scroll Feet
Width 16.2 cm
presumed lead
Lead-glaze
Soft-paste porcelain
Slip-casting
: Soft-paste porcelain, slip cast, with hand-modelled details, lead-glazed, and painted in greyish-blue, green, yellow, flesh pink, pink, puce, orange-red, pale grey, and black enamels, and gilt.
Lead-glazing
Inscription present: a gold anchor
Accession number: C.32-1932
Primary reference Number: 80566
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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