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Sconce

Collection Type

  • Musical instruments

Date

ca. 1750

GUSN

GUSN-68324

Description

Putti/scroll base; vine motif; leaf bobeches; 2 and 3 c. holder

Details

Descriptive Terms

sconces
gilding
bronze (metal)
Rococo Revival
Fixture, Lighting
Fixture, Wall
Sconce
Rococo Revival
Sconce

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

24.75 x 22 x 11.375 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.2059.4

Places

France

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