Candlestick
Jacob Bodendeich
(German (active in London), 1634–1681)
1676–77
Object PlaceLondon, England
Medium/TechniqueSilver
DimensionsH. 17.5 cm (6 7/8 in.); W. 17.2 cm (6 3/4 in.); Weight 433.8 gm (13 oz 9 dwt)
Credit LineBequest of Frank Brewer Bemis
Accession number35.1568
On View
Not on viewClassificationsSilver
Collections
ProvenanceAccording to tradition, descended from Peter Gunning, Bishop of Ely (1614–84), July 27, 1922, sale, Sotheby & Co., London, lot 65; Walter H. WIllson, Ltd., London; 1924, sold by Walter H. Willson, Ltd. to Frank Brewer Bemis; 1935, bequest of Frank Brewer Bemis to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 7, 1935)
