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Candlestick
French (Nevers?)
about 1700
Object Place: in Delft manner
Medium/Technique
Tin-glazed earthenware with cobalt decoration
Dimensions
Overall: 27.9 cm (11 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of John G. Greene
Accession Number62.798
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware
DescriptionOne of a pair, with 62.799. Molded circular base, hexagonal flange, four-sided columnar shaft. molded rim and band one third down at vertical plate in hollow shaft. Painted with chinoiserie designs in blue; coat of arms in acanthus cartouche of Lingendes family of Moulin on foot.
Provenance1962, gift of John Gardner Greene to the MFA. (September 19, 1962)