Candlestick

19th century, after ca. 1550 original

Not on view

This electrotype is after a sixteenth-century original (ca. 1550) in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, at the time of reproduction.

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Exhibition History

Title: Candlestick
Manufacturer: Franchi and Son
Date: 19th century, after ca. 1550 original
Culture: British, London, after Italian original
Medium: Gilt copper
Dimensions: Overall: 7 × 5 7/8 × 5 7/8 in. (17.8 × 14.9 × 14.9 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Electrotype
Credit Line: Purchase, 1873
Object Number: 73.8.28
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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