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Candlestick

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Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1929-1956

GUSN

GUSN-191639

Description

Circular myrtlewood candlestick with flat bottom. Circular brass insert in center holds candle.

Details

Descriptive Terms

candlesticks
brass (alloy)
Candlestick

Inscription

"MYRTLE/Rarest of all woods/HANDICRAFT BY/BEAUMONTS/THE HOUSE OF MYRTLEWOOD/MARSHFIELD, OREGON" (Printed in green on gold paper label)

Associated Building

Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),

Maker

Beaumonts

Dimensions

1 3/8 (H), 4 1/4 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation

Accession Number

2006.44.1739.2

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