Candelabrum

Object/Artifact

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Candelabrum

Entry/Object ID

MP.87.151

Description

One of a pair of double socketed, adjustable candle arms (probably once part of a cheval glass) with decoration of leaves and stylized flowers: each arm supports tow sockets; each urn-shaped socket has bobeche and "drip pan" which fit and screw together respecively; flat Y-shaped length connects sockets to rest of flat arm which is hinged in three places; end of arm bears pin originally used to attach pivoting arm to furniture; band of vertically positioned leaves around back of bobeche and base of socket with band of four-petalled flowers with stippled background near top of urn; double layer of circle composed of eight leaves over stippled background on back of drip pan; band of leaves on either side of a stem runs along top of arms, at center of Y, over hinges and at the end are six-petalled flowers (with a dot between each petal) enclosed in a circle.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Date made

circa 1810 - 1820

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

2-1/4 in

Width

5-13/16 in

Length

11 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 2 1/4 x 5 13/16 x 11 in. (5.7 x 14.8 x 27.9 cm)

Material

brass, Steel, Bronze, gilded

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: Overall pitting of surface on sockets and bottom of arm; some polish build-up on both.

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

MP.87.150 - Candelabrum - Part of set

General Notes

Note Type

General Note

Note

One of pair

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Montgomery Place, Southwest Bedroom