Collection Highlights
Lady Arthur Paget (Minne Stevens) dressed for the Delmonico ball, 1875
Date:
1875
Object Number:
PR.223.1.4.1
Medium:
Photograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Candlesticks
Object Number:
1967.62ab
Date:
20th century
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall (a): 11 1/2 in. × 7 1/8 in. (29.2 × 18.1 cm)
Overall (b): 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm)
Description:
Pair of molded sheet brass candlesticks with relief decoration, flat circular bases, bulbous shaft with gadrooned decoration and circular bobeche with molded circles and dashes.
Gallery Label:
According to the donor, these candlesticks had been converted to electric lamps. The bases have many small holes; bulbous part of shaft has some small holes.
Credit Line:
Gift of Katharine Prentis Murphy
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
