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Candlestick

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Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1875-1899

GUSN

GUSN-72759

Description

Fishtailed male figure riding sea turtle, conch shell, candl holder

Details

Descriptive Terms

candlesticks
bronze (metal)
casting (process)
figure- and animal-derived motifs
figures (representations)
mythology (literary genre)
Candleholder
Candlestick
Candlestick

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Additional Identification Number

1969.2877.1

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

7 1/2 x 3 3/8 x 4 5/8 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.2876.1

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