Pair of Candelabra Depicting Allegorical Figures of Liberty and Matrimony

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Pair of Candelabra Depicting Allegorical Figures of Liberty and Matrimony

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Date
c. 1775
Medium
soft-paste porcelain
Culture
England, London, Chelsea
Department
Decorative Art and Design
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art
Object ID
97997

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This pair of allegorical figures depicts the attributes of solitude and marriage as a shepherd and shepherdess adorned in richly patterned designs. Here “Liberty” (the shepherd), is accompanied by a dog and a bird that perches on his outstretched arm. In contrast “Matrimony” (the shepherdess) holds a birdcage in one hand and subtly directs the viewer’s gaze toward the sheep resting nearby with the other. The canopy of foliage surrounding these figures was inspired by the arbors popular in theatrical stage designs during the mid-1700s.

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Credit line
Bequest of Mary Warden Harkness
Provenance
?-1916: Mary Warden Harkness [1864-1916], New York, NY, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art | 1917-: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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