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South Staffordshire Enamel Candlestick
ca. 1760
Metal, ceramic glaze
11 in. (27.94 cm)
Bryn Mawr College
Accession Number:
W.383
Other Number(s):
Deanery.154 (Deanery Number)
Geography:
Europe, England
Classification:
Furnishings and Furniture; Lighting Devices
Culture/Nationality:
British
Collection:
Deanery Collection
Keywords
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- candlesticks - Candleholders with a single candle socket mounted on a support with a widened base or foot for balance; often the support is columnar in form. For candleholders with a single candle socket set on a flat saucer or traylike base, use "chambersticks."
- enamel - A semi-transparent or opaque vitreous, porcelain-like coating applied by fusion to metal, glass, or ceramic, having a glossy appearance after hardening. Enamel is typically made from powdered fusible glasses (e.g., quartz, feldspar, clay, soda, and borax) and opaque colorants (e.g., cobalt blue, tin oxide) mixed with oil or water, then painted or sprayed on the object and fired up to 800 C. Enamel is used to protect a surface, to decorate objects in various colors and patterns, to form a surface for encaustic painting, and for other purposes.
- English - Refers to the culture of the modern country of England, or in general to cultures that have occupied the southern part of the island of Great Britain, usually excluding Wales. It may refer to the the culture of the Angles, one of the Teutonic peoples who settled in Britain in fifth century CE. The term is occasionally used to refer to the culture of the entire nation of the United Kingdom, although technically England is an administrative subdivision of the United Kingdom.
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Exhibition List
This object was included in the following exhibitions:
- The Deanery Remembered Bryn Mawr College , May 1, 1985 – May 29, 1985
Bibliography List
The following Bibliography exist for this object:
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Manufacturers' Appraisal Company,
1949 Manufacturers' Appraisal.
1949
Page Number: 53 -
Manufacturers' Appraisal Company,
1954 Manufacturers' Appraisal.
1954
Page Number: 17
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