Object number
64/222
Creator
Description
Torquay pottery candlestick. Inscribed 'Many are called but few get up'. It has a scroll handle and painted decoration of crowing cock .
This is a Torquay pottery candlestick, which is inscribed on drip tray 'Many are called but few get up'. The candlestick had a scroll handle and painted decoration of crowing cock in brown, blue, cream, green and black.
Physical description
1 candlestick: glazed pottery; good conditionStamp on bottom: 'Longpark [?], Torquay'.
Archival history
MERL ‘Handwritten catalogue’ form - ‘CANDLE STICK // Domestic- Furnishing- Ornament // 64/222 // Brown glaze with Blue, Cream, Green + Black decoration. Decorated with a cock and the words “Many are called, but few get up”//[pencil sketch].’
Production place
Torquay
Object name
Material
Technique
Dimensions
- Height 110 mm
- Diameter 105 mm
Associated subject
External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_14631.tif - High resolution image
