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Candlestand

Collection Type

  • Lighting

Date

1775-1790

GUSN

GUSN-2435

Description

A round two-piece top, with sliding drawer and molded edge ends underneath. It is raised on a turned shaft and arched tripod base ending in snake feet. It still has the original brown paint.

Details

Descriptive Terms

candlestands (furniture)
cherry (wood)
painting (coating)
cherry (wood)
Cherry
Painted
CANDLESTAND

Associated Building

Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

26.5 (H), 18 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little

Accession Number

1991.458

Places

Connecticut (United States)

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