Pair of Candlesticks

Object/Artifact

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New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

Pair of Candlesticks

Entry/Object ID

NU 2022.97.1-2

Description

A pair of matching brass candlesticks. The candlesticks feature a circular, slightly domed base, and a thin stem with a wide, circular bump towards the bottom and a thin, sharp bump towards the top. There are three etched horizontal stripes in between the two bumps, and three etched horizontal stripes above the thin bump, near the top.

Collection

History Collection

Cataloged By

registrar@numulosgatos.org

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Southeast Asia

Continent

Asia

Notes

Burmese

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Candlestick

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Candleholder

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Lighting Holders

Nomenclature Class

Lighting Equipment

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Old Temporary Number

Other Number

NN 2018.40

Dimensions

Height

4-1/2 in

Diameter

2 in

Dimension Notes

Measurements are for both candlesticks.

Materials

Material

Metal

Material Notes

Brass, most likely

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair