Candlestick
about 1700-1710
Medium/TechniqueBrass. Base is cast as a single piece, and the stem has been cast in two halves and soldered together. The stem is soldered to the base, in addition to a threaded post that is secured to the stem with a (replaced) nut.
DimensionsOverall: 17.8 × 12.1 × 12.1 cm (7 × 4 3/4 × 4 3/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Anne H. and Frederick Vogel III in honor of Gerald W. R. Ward
Accession number2012.931.2
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On viewClassificationsMetalwork
Collections
ProvenanceBefore 1972, personal collection of Benjamin Ginsburg (dealer; b. 1904 – d. 1994), New York; February 25, 1972, sold by Ginsburg through Ginsburg and Levy, New York, to Frederick and Anne Vogel, Milwaukee, WI; 2012, gift of Frederick and Anne Vogel to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 28, 2012)
second half of 19th century
11th century B.C.
530–515 B.C.
Late 6th–7th century A.D.