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On Display: House - Port Royal Entrance Hall
Sconce
1740-1770
Category
Metals
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Ormolu
Museum Object Number
1961.0541.001
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1961.0541.001
Object Name
Sconce
Category
Metals
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Origin Notes
The creation place was identified as probably England by a previous cataloguer [Lorena Baines 2008].
Date
1740-1770
Materials
- Ormolu
Techniques
- Cast
- Gilded
Dimensions (inches)
13.78 (H) x 7.874 (W) x 8.189 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
35 (H) x 20 (W) x 20.8 (D)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Gentle, Rupert & Feild, Rachael. 1975 English Domestic Brass 1680-1810 and the History of its Origins.
• Published: p.137, fig.104