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Candlestick

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Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

ca. 1800

GUSN

GUSN-7640

Description

Circular domed base decorated with reeded arches; same motif on bulbous stem and cylindrical socket. Removable bobeche has scalloped edges. Originally silvered.

Details

Descriptive Terms

candlesticks
brass (alloy)
Brass
CANDLESTICK

Associated Building

Original to Hamilton House (South Berwick, Me.),

Additional Identification Number

1949.303.2

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

France

Dimensions

10 x 5.75 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Elizabeth R. Vaughan

Accession Number

1949.303.2

Places

Possibly
Possibly

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