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Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)
1916-1922
1954.164
Painted plaster
Artist/Maker: Daniel Chester French

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Chamber candlestick

Chamber candlestick
Object name 
Chamber candlestick
Date 
1800-1820
Medium 
Brass
Dimensions 
Overall: 6 3/4 x 7 3/8 x 4 7/8 in. ( 17.1 x 18.7 x 12.4 cm )
Description 
Brass chamberstick with oval saucer base and cylindrical shaft with wide rim with attached handle; shaft has slide which fits into vertically cut slots.
Credit Line 
Gift of Caroline Phelps Stokes