Candlestand (one of a pair)

1755–60

Not on view

Chinese fretwork first appeared in England early in the eighteenth century in garden fenves, but it was not until mid-century that the vogue for fretwork on furniture erupted. The model of these candlestands is Plate CXX in the first edition of Thomas Chippendale’s Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker’s Director (1754).

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Title: Candlestand (one of a pair)
Date: 1755–60
Culture: British
Medium: Mahogany
Dimensions: Height (.9): 51 3/8 in. (130.5 cm)
Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
Credit Line: From the Marion E. and Leonard A. Cohn Collection, Bequest of Marion E. Cohn, 1966
Object Number: 66.64.9
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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