Candlestick

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Collection Type

Decorative arts

Date

1675-1700

GUSN

GUSN-2453

Description

A pair of brass candlesticks with an artfully turned shaft with a drip pan in the center on a stepped base with decorative ridges.

Details

Descriptive Terms

candlesticks
brass (alloy)
casting (process)
turning (shaping process)
Brass
Turned
Cast
CANDLESTICK

Associated Building

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

Additional Identification Number

1991.477.1,2

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

United Kingdom

Dimensions

7 1/2 x 3 1/2 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little

Accession Number

1991.477.1-2

Reference Notes

Cooke, Lawrence S.. "Lighting in America", Antiques Magazine Library. [No Publisher].

Places

England (United Kingdom) [country]

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