Candelabrum (one of a pair)

second half 18th century

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 512

One of the materials often used by Boulton and Fothergill's metalwork manufactory was Derbyshire spar, also known as Blue John, a type of fluorite mined near Castleton in Derbyshire.

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Provenance

Title: Candelabrum (one of a pair)
Maker: Attributed to Matthew Boulton (British, Birmingham 1728–1809 Birmingham)
Date: second half 18th century
Culture: British
Medium: Gilt bronze, Derbyshire spar
Dimensions: .2a–h, wt. confirmed: 17 13/16 × 14 3/8 in., 10.6 lb. (45.2 × 36.5 cm, 4.8 kg)
Classification: Metalwork-Gilt Bronze
Credit Line: Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1955
Object Number: 55.148.2a–h
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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