Candlestick

19th century, after 1663–64 original

Not on view

This electrotype is after a seventeenth-century original (1663–64) in the Treasury of the Kremlin, Moscow. It was a gift to Tsar Alexei by the ambassador Charles Howard from King Charles II in 1664.

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Title: Candlestick
Manufacturer: Elkington & Co. (British, Birmingham, 1829–1963)
Date: 19th century, after 1663–64 original
Culture: British, Birmingham, after British, London original
Medium: Silver on base metal
Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 17 7/8 × 14 3/16 × 14 3/16 in. (45.4 × 36 × 36 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Electrotype
Credit Line: Gift of Henry G. Marquand, 1883
Object Number: 83.18.18
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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