Candlestick
Brass candlesticks were commonly produced items, and a comparatively large number have survived. Although rarely bearing dates or maker's marks, they can be fairly accurately dated by comparing them with similar pieces of silver, which are generally marked and whose forms brassmakers copied. The present example features the slender proportions, square base, and reeded rim characteristic of candlesticks produced during that period.
(See 46.67.63, .64 for pair.)
(See 46.67.63, .64 for pair.)
Artwork Details
- Title:Candlestick
- Date:1770–1800
- Geography:Made in England
- Medium:Brass
- Dimensions:H. 11 in. (27.9 cm)
- Credit Line:Gift of the Members of the Committee of the Bertha King Benkard Memorial Fund, 1946
- Object Number:46.67.64a, b
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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