Candlestick
Josiah Wedgwood (Burslem, Staffs. 1730 – Etruria, Staffs. 1795)
Category
Ceramics
Date
circa 1780
Materials
Jasperware and brass
Place of origin
Staffordshire
Order this imageCollection
Attingham Park, Shropshire
NT 607494
Summary
A pair of black jasperware column candlesticks with short fluted stem supporting a bulbous holder with brass insert and raised on circular base. Decorated in relief with fruit and floral swags hung from ram's head masks with ribbons, and stylised leaf borders in white. Manufactured by Josiah Wedgwood circa 1780.
Provenance
Miss Adam-Smith Bessemer Wright collection; bequest to the National Trust from Miss Adam-Smith, Bessemer Wright, 5th July 1990.
Marks and inscriptions
Pair of old Wedgwood candlesticks Fo 69 - No.59 (rectangular paper label pasted on base, written in black ink)
Makers and roles
Josiah Wedgwood (Burslem, Staffs. 1730 – Etruria, Staffs. 1795), manufacturer