Object Details
Probably
Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, German, active from 1710 to the present
Peter Reinicke, German, 1715 - 1768
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Pair of porcelain elephants mounted as candlesticks (parts a and c) with covers (parts b and d). Standing Elephants with dark gray raised trunks, white tusks; skin painted with short gray lines, denser on backs. Each elephant on a scrolled gilt bronze base with attached urn-shaped, handled nozzle on a fringed cushion resting on animal's back. Each circular cover, with finial of curling leaves and tendrils, fits snuggly into nozzle.
Date
mid- 18th century
Accession Number
1964-8-1-a/d
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
ceramics
Decorative Arts
Object Name
candlesticks
Type
candlesticks
Medium
hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, bronze, gold
Dimensions
H x W x D (a,b): 15.5 x 12.5 x 7.5 cm (6 1/8 x 4 15/16 x 2 15/16 in.)
H x W x D (c,d): 15.3 x 12 x 7.2 cm (6 x 4 3/4 x 2 13/16 in.)
Place
Germany
France
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1964-8-1-a_d