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Candlestick

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Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1825-1875

GUSN

GUSN-54996

Description

A pair of broad, convex-based pewter candlesticks with convex bobeche; stem with three knops of different shapes.

Details

Descriptive Terms

candlesticks
pewter (tin alloy)
pewter (tin alloy)
tin (metal)
Pewter
Candlestick

Label

Exhibited in DAPC, July 2000.

Inscription

"R. DUNHAM" (stamped)
"Original John B. Kerfoot Collection" (printed on a sticker attached to the base)

Maker

Dunham, Rufus, 1815-1893 (Pewterer)

Dimensions

5 3/4 (H), 4 1/4 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift from Charles K. Davis

Accession Number

1949.181AB

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