Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: The Consummation of Empire
1836
1858.3
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Candleholder and rushlight holder
Object name
Candleholder and rushlight holder
Date
ca. 1900-1930
Medium
Iron
Dimensions
Overall: 20 3/4 x 8 1/4 in. ( 52.7 x 21 cm )
Description
Wrought iron candleholder and rushlight holder on tripod stand.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.1506
Gallery Label
A rushlight consisted of rush stripped of its outer skin and dried, then saturated in hot grease or fat and burned for light. This device, which is designed to hold a candle as well as a rushlight, was once part of the folk art collection of Elie Nadelman (1882-1946), the avant-garde sculptor. From 1924 to 1934, Nadelman's collection was displayed in his Museum of Folk Arts, located in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. The Historical Society purchased Nadelman's entire collection in 1937.
Provenance
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
