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Candlestick

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

possibly 18th century

GUSN

GUSN-2189

Description

Bell metal with flat, wide square base.

Details

Descriptive Terms

candlesticks
bell metal
casting (process)
Unidentified Metal
Cast
Bell Metal
Candlestick

Associated Building

Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

4 1/4 x 4 1/4 (HxW), 2.5 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little

Accession Number

1991.198

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