"Disc" candlesticks (pair)
Ruth Gerth
(American, 1897–1952)
William Gerth
(American, dates unknown)
Chase Brass & Copper Company
(active 1929 to the present)
designed about 1934; manufactured 1935–38
Object PlaceWaterbury, Connecticut
Medium/TechniqueChrome-plated brass
DimensionsOverall (each): 12.1 x 21.6 x 10.2 cm (4 3/4 x 8 1/2 x 4 in.)
Credit LineThe John Axelrod Collection
Accession number2014.1380.1-2
On View
Not on viewClassificationsMetalwork
Collections
Provenance2008, promised gift of John Axelrod to the Museum; 2014, gift of Axelrod to the MFA. (Accession date: October 29, 2014)
Norman Bel Geddes
designed 1934; produced about 1939–41
