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Candle Vase
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Basic Information | Accession Number: | 1994M9.2 |
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Collection: | Applied Art - Metalwork |
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Date: | 1772 - 1778 |
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Maker Information | Attributed to: | Boulton & Fothergill - View history |
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Notes | During the second half of the eighteenth century ornamental vases were very popular, in some cases sets of up to seven vases were produced to be placed together on a chimneypiece.. Boulton was one of the first manufacturers to seize on the commercial opportunities created by the craze for the 'antique taste', or neo-classicism as we now refer to it, and especially for ornamental vases, which flourished in the 1760s. Objects like this one were known as candle vases as they could be used to hold a candle or as a vase. Ornamental wares of this and simpler kinds made up the bulk of Boulton's production. | Purchased with assistance from MGC/VandA purchase grant fund, 1994. |
Further Information | Production Period: | 18th Century |
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School/Style: | Neo-classical |
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Medium: | Derbyshire fluorspar or "Blue John" decorated with ormolu. |
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Material(s): | Bluejohn (fluorspar) |
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Place of Origin: | Birmingham, England |
Dimensions | Height: | 230 mm |
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