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Candle Holder

Joseph Lownes American
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 704
The neoclassical candleholder with a central candle socket with bobeche, a conical douter for extinguishing the flame, and a scissor-shaped snuffer for trimming the wick sits on an elliptical boat-shaped stand. The monogram ESB engraved on the douter, bobeche, and tray possibly belong to the Byrd family.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Candle Holder
  • Maker: Joseph Lownes (1758–1820)
  • Date: 1790–1810
  • Geography: Made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Silver, steel
  • Dimensions: Overall: 5 1/16 x 9 5/8 x 4 3/4 in. (12.9 x 24.4 x 12.1 cm); 17 oz. 17 dwt. (556.5 g)
    Stand with only attached parts (without bobeche): H. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm); 14 oz. 9 dwt. (449.2 g)
    Bobeche: 3/4 x 2 11/16 in. (1.9 x 6.8 cm); 1 oz. 9 dwt. (44.7 g)
    Extinguisher / Douter: 3 x 1 1/4 in. (7.6 x 3.2 cm); 14 dwt. (21.8 g)
    Snuffers: 7/8 x 5 3/16 in. (2.2 x 13.2 cm); 1 oz. 3 dwt. (40.8 g)
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Charles Allen Munn, 1924
  • Object Number: 24.109.38a–c

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