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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Candlestick (electrically rigged with wire and bulb)
Title
Candlestick (electrically rigged with wire and bulb)
Object name
Pricket
Date
ca. 1661
Medium
Pewter
Dimensions
Overall: 17 1/2 x 7 3/8 in. ( 44.4 x 18.7 cm )
Description
Early Dutch pricket candlestick with a large domed base with baluster shape shaft topped by large bobeche with a four sided pricket in the center to receive the candle.
Credit Line
Gift of Katharine Prentis Murphy
Object Number
1965.39
Marks
inscribed: on bobeche: "IVRGEN ROHR ILSABE ROHREN ANNO 1661"
marked: on base: three touch marks, unknown maker
Gallery Label
This pricket candleholder was purchased at Curtis Tavern, Granville, Mass for 500 dollars.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.