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Candlestick

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Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1920-1930

GUSN

GUSN-16394

Description

Round base tapers to simple urn-shaped finial.

Details

Descriptive Terms

candlesticks
silver (metal)
Silver
CANDLESTICK

Inscription

Engraved on base: STERLING/DUCHIN/CREATION/WEIGHTED [D in DUCHIN is in circle]

Associated Building

Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

3.5 x 3.5 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Ralph May

Accession Number

1971.1474.2

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