Chandelier

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Chandelier

Entry/Object ID

SS.62.204

Description

Chandelier: 8-lights; canopy at top of C-scrolled arms bearing swags of sexagonal diamond-cut drops and pendant tear-drops; shaft ornamented with alternate spool and vase-shaped glass members; from central canopy above the scrolled branches, festoons of sexagonal diamond-cut drops descend in fountain-like curves to arms; branches terminate in vase-shaped sockets with glass bobeches; similar swags of drops loop between and beneath arms; pendant drops in forms of fingers of spear-shape, faceted and rounded tear-drops.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Date made

circa 1790 - 1810

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Length

48 in

Diameter

15-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 48 x 15 1/2 in. (121.9 x 39.4 cm)

Material

Glass, brass

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Louis du Pont Irving (1883-1961)

Notes

Former owner

Person or Organization

Irving Family

Notes

Former owner

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Sunnyside, Dining Room