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Candlestick
1808-1819
Category
Metals
Place of Origin
France; Europe
Materials
- Fused plate
- Silverplate on copper (fused plate)
- Wood
- Paint
- Electroplated nickel silver
Museum Object Number
1959.2665 A- C
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.2665 A- C
Object Name
Candlestick
Category
Metals
Place of Origin
France; Europe
Date
1808-1819
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Douter
Inscription: "BUENAS NOCHES" engraved in a banderole (may not be original).
Type: Inscription
Location: Top of base
Inscription: Engraved crown with the initials "PP" in Gothic capitals beneath.
Type: Mark
Location: Exterior side of base
Inscription: Rooster in an octagon directed toward the left with the number "2" beneath its breast, stamped.
Type: Mark
Location: Exterior side of base
Inscription: Lozenge form with the text "R / 22 T[?]" stamped.
Type: Mark
Location: Exterior side of base
Inscription: Profile portrait of a man within a circle stamped.
Type: Inscription
Location: Exterior side of base
Inscription: "42/60 /a a/A/+ 1 [?] ---" scratched between the rooster and maker's mark.
Type: Mark
Location: Top of handle on baluster-shaped collar
Inscription: Lozenge form with the text "R / 22 T[?]" stamped.
Type: Mark
Location: Top of handle on baluster-shaped collar
Inscription: Profile portrait of a man stamped within a circle.
Type: Mark
Location: Side of bobeche
Inscription: Lozenge form stamped with the text "R / 22 T[?]".
Type: Mark
Location: Side of bobeche
Inscription: Profile portrait of a man stamped within a circle.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Fused plate
- Silverplate on copper (fused plate)
- Wood
- Paint
- Electroplated nickel silver
Dimensions (inches)
18.11 (H) x 5.118 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
46 (H) x 13 (Diam)