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Chandelier

second half of 17th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 957
This chandelier has two series of eight S-shaped branches protruding from grotesque snakes’ (or dolphins’) heads around a baluster shaft resting on a massive globe. The branches and shaft have been correspondingly numbered from one to eight, with the exception of number three, indicated by three small bars, and number five, denoted by a crescent moon or the letter C.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Chandelier
  • Date: second half of 17th century
  • Culture: Netherlandish
  • Medium: Brass
  • Dimensions: H. 109.5 cm
  • Classification: Metalwork
  • Credit Line: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
  • Object Number: 1975.1.2492
  • Curatorial Department: The Robert Lehman Collection

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Standing Cup and Cover Supported by an Enchained Turk, Jade (nephrite), aragonite, chalcedony, banded agate, gold, silver gilt, diamonds, rubies, garnets, enamel, and paint., German, perhaps Frankfurt-am-Main
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