Name/Title
CandelabrumEntry/Object ID
1977.3.1 A-BDescription
Five-font silverplate Rococo-style pair of candelabras with flame finial. Each candelabra has shell- and scroll-design feet, scalloped bases with shell-design, concave scroll lower standards with an oval cartouche, and grape and shell panels. The central standards are tapered and reeded with an acanthus leaf base. The candelabrums each have four double spiral candle arms with twisted five fonts, one of which is in the center. All fonts have elongated egg-in-dart drip pans.Context
Established in Meriden, Connecticut, in 1865, Wilcox Brittania Company—soon after rebranded as the Wilcox Silver Plate Company—was founded by entrepreneur Jedediah Wilcox (1827-1897). A year after Wilcox's death, International Silver Company purchased Wilcox Silver Plate Company, which retained its brand name until the 1980s. This set of candelabras and its base, the underside of which features a maker's mark, was made by Wilcox Silver Plate Company around 1870.Made/Created
Manufacturer
Wilcox Silver Plate Co.Date made
circa 1870Place
City
Meriden, ConnecticutState/Province
Connecticut
