Candlestick, One of Pair
Caption
Wedgwood and Sons British, Staffordshire, 1759–present. Candlestick, One of Pair, ca. 1780. Tinted jasperware (stoneware), height: 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Emily Winthrop Miles, 60.198.8b. Creative Commons-BY
Gallery
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Collection
Gallery
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Collection
Maker
Title
Candlestick, One of Pair
Date
ca. 1780
Medium
Tinted jasperware (stoneware)
Classification
Dimensions
height: 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm)
Signatures
no signature
Inscriptions
no inscriptions
Markings
Inside bottom of base impressed "Wedgwood / K"
Credit Line
Gift of Emily Winthrop Miles
Accession Number
60.198.8b
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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Frequent Art Questions
The figure in this candlestick looks familiar. Is it based on a bigger sculpture?
Possibly! Wedgwood frequently modeled pottery in his factory after existing sculptures and artifacts. Wedgwood and his partner Bentley advertised “a pair of tritons, from Michael Angelo (sic), 11 inches high” in their 1773 catalogue. The figure’s twisted torso and the bold rockwork strongly resembles Mannerist and early baroque sculpture.
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