candelabrum

Object/Artifact

Historical Society of Carroll County, Maryland

Name/Title

candelabrum

Entry/Object ID

1943.089.002

Description

Candelabrum. A-B: pair. Brass, rectangular base, two swans facing opposite directions. Central section is brass urn with three vertical branches that end in a brass umbrella shape with round taper holders on top. Each umbrella has twelve dangling prisms made of three squares and one pointed rectangle. 16"h x 15"w x 4"d.

Acquisition

Accession

1943.089

Source or Donor

Wantz, Charles Fisher

Acquisition Method

Bequest

General Notes

Note

Original deed of gift reads "gold plated crystal candelabras appraised at $23.00". Beguest of Charles Fisher Wantz (d. 1 September 19430; delivered via Safe Deposit & Trust Co., executors, Baltimore. Wantz' will recorded in Anne Arundel County. appraised at $23.00 as a set in 1943, appraiser unknown