Candlestick

Object/Artifact

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Candlestick

Entry/Object ID

MP.87.43

Description

Candlestick with turned shaft and six-lobed base: attached bobeche has edge with six lobes, each with three "scallops"; shaft consists of the following elements (from top to bottom): cylinder, shallow reel, deep reel, fluted element, slender vase, reel, knob, upwardly tapering column with three incised lines at base, small knob with incised line, and flaring element with quarter round at bottom; stepped base consists of six rectangular-in-section, scalloped lobes; design around top of base echoes shape at base although it is composed of alternating straight lines and curves; interior of base has evidence of being spun; iron bolt and thin brass nut connected to shaft.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Notes

Dates: 1734 - 1767 Date made: r. 1734 - 1767

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

8-7/8 in

Diameter

5-1/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 8 7/8 x 5 1/4 in. (22.5 x 13.3 cm)

Material

brass

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: Tear in "bobeche"; large pit on shaft; nicks around upper shaft.

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Montgomery Place, Montgomery Room