1956.0044.001 Candlestand
  • 1956.0044.001 Candlestand
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Candlestand

  • Category:

    Furniture

  • Place of Origin:

    Connecticut, New England, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1780-1795

  • Materials:

    Cherry; Mahogany; Satinwood or holly

  • Museum Object Number:

    1956.0044.001


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Object Number

1956.0044.001

Object Name

Candlestand

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Place of Origin

Connecticut, New England, United States, North America

Origin Notes

The carrot-shaped or "icicle" inlay on the legs is sometimes seen on Rhode Island and Connecticut furniture, while the snub-nosed feet relate to tables with Rhode Island histories of ownership.

Date

1780-1795

Materials

Cherry; Mahogany; Satinwood or holly

Dimensions (inches)

24.875 (H) , 21 (W) , 19.5 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

63.183 (H) , 53.34 (W) , 49.53 (D)

Measurement Notes

OW is between feet; OD is of top (diag. across grain). W (top, with grain) 14.125 in.; W (top, against grain) 13.875 in.; D (from front of one foot to midpoint between two opposite feet) 18.75 in. (47.5 cm).

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Montgomery, Charles F., et al. 1966 American Furniture: The Federal Period, in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
Published as cat. no. 372.