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Chandelier

Collection Type

  • Lighting

Date

1840-1870

GUSN

GUSN-61175

Description

Red and gold, three-sided chandelier shaper like a lyre with cherub ornaments and acorn brackets.

Details

Descriptive Terms

chandeliers (hanging lights)
electric lamps (lighting device forms)
painting (coating)
tin (metal)
Fixture, Lighting
Fixture, Ceiling
Chandelier
Chandelier

Associated Building

Original to Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House (Gloucester, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

23 3/4 x 16 3/4 x 16 3/4 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Constance McCann Betts, Helena Woolworth Guest and Frasier W. McCann

Accession Number

1942.1764

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