Chamber candlestick
Hand or chamber candlesticks were designed to be portable for carrying around the house to light one’s way to the bed chamber. Such pieces were designed with an ample handle and a pan to catch the melting wax. Possibly French, this chamber candlestick can be dated to the mid-18th century by the rococo curves of the pan and handle.
Daughter of one of the founders of the Weyerhaeuser Timber Company, Catherine D. Wentworth (1865–1948) was an art student and painter who lived in France for thirty years. She became one of the most important American collectors of eighteenth-century French silver and on her death in 1948 bequeathed part of her significant collection of silver, gold boxes, French furniture, and textiles to the Metropolitan Museum. The collection is particularly strong in domestic silver as illustrated by this chamber candlestick.
Daughter of one of the founders of the Weyerhaeuser Timber Company, Catherine D. Wentworth (1865–1948) was an art student and painter who lived in France for thirty years. She became one of the most important American collectors of eighteenth-century French silver and on her death in 1948 bequeathed part of her significant collection of silver, gold boxes, French furniture, and textiles to the Metropolitan Museum. The collection is particularly strong in domestic silver as illustrated by this chamber candlestick.
Artwork Details
- Title: Chamber candlestick
- Date: mid-18th century
- Culture: possibly French
- Medium: Silver
- Dimensions: Overall: 2 × 4 1/2 × 8 3/8 in. (5.1 × 11.4 × 21.3 cm)
- Classification: Metalwork-Silver
- Credit Line: Bequest of Catherine D. Wentworth, 1948
- Object Number: 48.187.52
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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