Sconce

Object/Artifact

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Sconce

Entry/Object ID

PM.65.343

Description

Crude wooden candleholder, sawed from board; with small tinned sheet iron socket; two old iron nails.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Notes

Dates: 1800 - 1833 Date made: r. 1800 - 1833

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

PCR 1928
BOX 90

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

8-7/8 in

Width

1 in

Depth

3-1/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 8 7/8 x 1 x 3 1/8 in. (22.5 x 2.5 x 7.9 cm)

Material

Walnut, Nails, Sheet-iron Tinned

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Note on object card states: "PM: Attic?"; this object has not been seen for an extended period during which several inventories were completed, so it has been declared missing; note in object file states last known location of this object was "Manhattan Storage," however, no HHV objects have been stored offsite since the late 1960s. [Jessa J. Krick, 12/1/2009]