55/2006-2
Ceramics
Porcelain candlestick in the form of a girl with a 'bocage' background on a scrolled base, with a metal candle holder, one of a pair manufactured by the Bow Porcelain Factory, London, c.1750.
The new dancers
candlestick
55/2006-2
On Display
Bow Porcelain Factory (manufacturer)
c.1765 (manufactured)
London (manufactured)
Georgian (1714-1837)
porcelain
metal
metal
This porcelain candlestick is in the form of a girl with a 'bocage' or leafy bower background, on a scrolled base. The metal candle holder is fixed into the base.
Height: 23cm
Lighting
candle and rush lighting
Decoration and furnishings
ornaments
candle and rush lighting
Decoration and furnishings
ornaments
Label text for 'Lighting the home' case, Information Bay 5, Geffrye Museum, 2010:
Pair of candlesticks, mid-eighteenth century
Porcelain, Bow, London
Once the technicalities of making porcelain had been mastered by English makers, porcelain production flourished, with elaborate pieces such as these being made.
Pair of candlesticks, mid-eighteenth century
Porcelain, Bow, London
Once the technicalities of making porcelain had been mastered by English makers, porcelain production flourished, with elaborate pieces such as these being made.