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Chandelier
1750-1850
Category
Metals
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Materials
- Tinned sheet iron
- Iron
- Wood
- Plaster
- Paint
Museum Object Number
1959.1493
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.1493
Object Name
Chandelier
Category
Metals
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Origin Notes
Possibly Quebec or eastern Canada, possibly New England. [AWagner 6/2026]
Date
1750-1850
Materials
- Tinned sheet iron
- Iron
- Wood
- Plaster
- Paint
Dimensions (inches)
28 (H) x 39.5 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
71.12 (H) x 100.33 (W)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Article: Fennimore, Donald L. 05//1975 "How America Really Looked: Metalwork". The American Art Journal. 7,1776 (1): 93-106.
• Published: p. 105.Book: Ames, Kenneth L. 1977 Beyond Necessity: Art in the Folk Tradition.
• Exhibited at the Brandywine Museum of Art, Pennsylvania