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Candelabra with Columbine playing a Hurdy-Gurdy

Manufacturer (Austrian, 1719 - 1744)
CultureAustrian
OriginVienna, Vienna, Austria
PeriodMaria Theresia (1740-1780)
Datec.1740-1744
MediumHard-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gilding
DimensionsOverall: 17.6 cm (6 15/16 in.)
MarkingsNone
DescriptionA Du Paquier candlestick group of a girl seated playing the hurdy-gurdy flanked by two candle sconces on flowering tree trunks. She is wearing a green tricorn hat, puce decorated bodice and white skirt with the hem picked out in iron-red. There are flowering branches from the candlesticks join to form the handle. It is applied with coloured flowers.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.1243
Classifications
European Ceramics
Sub-classification
Austrian Porcelain
Status
On view
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