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Candlestick

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1700-1750

GUSN

GUSN-2724

Description

Brass candlestick on square base; cylindrical cup above vase and ring baluster shaft; raised circular drip-pan rim molded into raised square base; shaft welded into base (no marks).

Details

Descriptive Terms

candlesticks
brass (alloy)
casting (process)
welding
Brass
Cast
Welded
Candlestick

Associated Building

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

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

5 3/4 x 5 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little

Accession Number

1991.950

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