Candlestick

Description:

Candlestick with an incurved cylindrical candle cup or socket on footed bowl-shaped base atop a tapered hexagonal stem with compressed-ball knop ending in a circular flared or trumpet-shaped drip pan on hexagonal stepped base. Molded rim and socket have one seam; hollow shaft cast in two vertical sections. Socket exterior struck "PR" in raised serif letters inside a crowned shield. One of two candlesticks, DL*383563A-B.

Date Made: 1702 - 1754

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Massachusetts, Boston

Subject: Lighthouses

Subject:

See more items in: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life, Domestic Furnishings

Exhibition:

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Credit Line: Estate of Arthur Michael

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: DL.383563BCatalog Number: 383563BAccession Number: 162866

Object Name: candlestickObject Type: Candleholders

Physical Description: silver (overall material)Measurements: overall: 6 1/4 in x 3 3/4 in; 15.875 cm x 9.525 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-69b2-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_300052

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