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Parure
ca. 1820
1920.11-17
Cut steel

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Candlesticks

Candlesticks
Object name 
Candlesticks
Date 
1640-1660
Medium 
Brass
Dimensions 
a: 4 1/2 x 4 3/8 in. ( 11.4 x 11.1 cm ) b: 4 3/4 x 4 1/2 in. ( 12.1 x 11.4 cm )
Description 
Two similar brass candlesticks each with a wide, flaring cylindrical foot supporting wide bobeche out of which a cylindrical socket with two square cuts either side.
Credit Line 
Bequest of Katharine Prentis Murphy
Object Number 
1967.65ab
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.