Name/Title
Gilded Candelabra with 4 black birds, 19th-centuryEntry/Object ID
2013.13.2Description
Acc. No. 13.13.2
Subject Category: Household, decorative
Date or Period: circa mid-19th Century
Object: Candelabra
Description: A 5-branch candelabra with elaborately curved, gilded arms, decorated with leaves. The gilded base is decorated with 3 black metal goose-like birds, necks extended up, and one black duck-like bird is nestled in the center of the shoulder. Gilded metal nozzles and drip pans are decorated with flower petals. The arms are not symmetrical; the three lower arms are fixed and come out at one level; the two higher arms opposite each other and move as one. The two upper arms can move a little in relation to the fixed base with the three arms; the top central bird can be twisted a bit in relation to the two upper arms. The nozzles are removable.
No manufacturers marks were found.
Size: H 17 1/2 inch, overall diameter approximately 11 inches. L each upper arm: 4 1/2 inch; L each lower arm: 4 inch.
History of Object: A candelabra that originally belonged to Alfred and Rita Stagnaro. Mr. Stagnaro was in the art glass business on Webster St., Alameda, and is said to have been the second person to own a house built in the Fernside area. The candelabra was donated by the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stagnaro, Alrita Murphy.
Acquired from: Alrita Murphy
Date: 02/15/2013
Cataloging completion date: 5/24/2026
