Collection Highlights
Armchair
1785-1789
1916.7
Mahogany; pine, poplar
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Candlestick
Object name
Candlestick
Date
1700-1750
Medium
Brass
Dimensions
Overall: 27 x 11 1/2 in. ( 68.6 x 29.2 cm )
Description
Brass candlestick with large platter base with ball feet and baluster turned shaft with large cylindrical socket; candlestick consists of four separate pieces that screw together (base, lower shaft, wax catching saucer, and shaft of socket).
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Katharine Prentis Murphy
Object Number
1967.58a-d
Gallery Label
While the base is probaby from the early eighteenth century, the other parts are from the twentieth century; there are four separate parts that screw together.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
