Candlesticks

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Candlesticks

Entry/Object ID

VC.84.7 a-b

Description

Candlesticks, pair. Raised octagonal base. Repousse triangles on each section of the octogonal base radiate from stem. "PVC" engraved in script on one triangle of each candlestick. Stem has a central knop, straight length, and whorl. Octagonal profile carries throughout. Three-quarters knob soldered to top of stem turns into bulbous cup of circular profile with ring at center, flared lip and ring near top.

Collection

Van Cortlandt Manor Object Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Notes

Dates: 1700 - 1733 Date made: r. 1700 - 1733

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

VC.84.7 A-B

VC.84.7

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Bottom diameter

Height

6-7/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm)

Dimension Description

Top diameter

Width

15/16 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 15/16 in. (2.4 cm)

Dimension Description

Base diameter

Width

4-1/16 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 4 1/16 in. (10.3 cm)

Material

silver

Condition

Notes

Remarks: a. Slight overall scratching, tarnish; b. slight overall scratching, bottom edge left of "PVC" rises slightly, not bent, but slightly raised; see Curatorial Note about replaced cups.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Van Cortlandt Family

Notes

Former owner

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

It is believed that at some point early in the candlesticks' lives, candles burned down too far, damaging the original cups and they were replaced. The current cups are of the Neoclassical style, and may have been added towards the end of the eighteenth, or early nineteenth century.

Note Type

General Note

Note

One of a pair

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 14A