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Candlestand

Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

1680-1710

GUSN

GUSN-223067

Description

Walnut candlestand with an octagonal one-piece riven top on a turned column and an "X"-shaped base; there is a small indented circle in the center of the stand top, and fragments of paper on the underside of the standtop.

Details

Descriptive Terms

candlestands (furniture)
walnut (wood)
turning (shaping process)
Furniture
Candlestand

Associated Building

Used At Pierce House (Dorchester, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

25 1/4 x 14 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Museum Purchase

Accession Number

2002.41

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