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Girandole candlestick

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1870-1880

GUSN

GUSN-20037

Description

Pair of copper or bronzed? girandole candlesticks w/ prisms; girl feeding sheep and dog; prisms w/ sunburst pattern hanging from foliate skeleton; rectangular marble bases.

Details

Descriptive Terms

girandoles (candleholders)
bronze (metal)
copper (metal)
crystal (lead glass)
gilding
marble (rock)
molding (forming)
glass (material)
childhood
nursery rhymes
Copper
Bronze
Crystal
Marble
Molded
Gilded
Childhood
Nursery Rhyme
CANDLESTICK

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Additional Identification Number

1998.281.1,2

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

15.25 x 6.75 x 3.75 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.281.1-2

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