55/2006-2

Collection

Ceramics

Brief description

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.

Title

The new dancers

Object name

candlestick

Object number

55/2006-2

Location

On Display

Production organisation

Bow Porcelain Factory (manufacturer)

Production date

c.1765 (manufactured)

Production place

London (manufactured)

Period

Georgian (1714-1837)

Material

porcelain
metal

Physical description

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.

Dimensions

Height: 23cm

Website keywords

Lighting
candle and rush lighting
Decoration and furnishings
ornaments

Label

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.