Candlestand

ca. 1800

Not on view

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Title: Candlestand
Date: ca. 1800
Medium: Mahogany, birch
Dimensions: 27 3/4 x 19 3/4 x 14 1/2 in. (70.5 x 50.2 x 36.8 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of the Members of the Committee of the Bertha King Benkard Memorial Fund, 1946
Object Number: 46.67.121
Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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