Candle socket
17th century (?)
Object PlaceFrance
Medium/TechniqueMetal; brass
Dimensions16.3 x 17.8 cm (6 7/16 x 7 in.)
Credit LineGift of the Estate of A. Greenough
Accession number85.223
On View
Not on viewClassificationsMetalwork
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ProvenanceUntil 1884, Alfred Greenough (b. 1843/44 - d. 1884), Milton, MA; 1884, by inheritance to his uncle, Charles H. Parker (b. 1817/18 - d. 1908); 1885, gift of Charles H. Parker to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 4, 1885)
about 1730
17th century (?)
17th century (?)
style of 14th–15th century
About 1725–30
17th century
pre–1917
pre–1917
15th century