Collection Highlights
Empire State Building, N.Y.C.
1940
1940.978
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Decorative Arts
Candleholder with detachable drip guard
Title
Candleholder with detachable drip guard
Object name
Chamber candlestick
Date
1825-1875
Medium
Pewter
Dimensions
a: 1 3/4 x 1 7/8 in. ( 4.4 x 4.8 cm )
a and b: 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 5 in. ( 8.9 x 14 x 12.7 cm )
Description
Pewter chamber candlestick with saucer base reeded loop handle and removable wide lip bobeche.
Credit Line
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Object Number
1920.47ab
Provenance
Formerly of the George W. Nash Collection of Ulster County, New York Household Artifacts
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
