Candlestand

Name/Title

Candlestand

Entry/Object ID

VC.59.614

Description

Candlestand: Round top, with brace beneath, on round-turned pedestal, flared at its juncture with top; three cabriole legs, with snake feet. Curly maple top; oak brace; walnut? pedestal; maple legs.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Notes

Dates: 1734 - 1799 Date made: r. 1734 - 1799

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Spread c. 18"

Height

25-1/4 in

Diameter

15-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 25 1/4 x 15 1/2 in. (64.1 x 39.4 cm)

Material

Walnut, Maple (curly), oak, Maple

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: Top scraped bare, and loose; cut nails between pedestal and brace may indicate that top, although of period, not original to base.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Unknown

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

File folder is missing.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Van Cortlandt Complex, Ferry House - Free Blacks' Chamber/SE