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On Display: House - Belle Isle Stair Hall, Lower
Candlestick
1650-1690
Category
Metals
Place of Origin
Nuremberg; Germany; Europe
Materials
- Brass
Museum Object Number
1964.0694
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1964.0694
Object Name
Candlestick
Category
Metals
Place of Origin
Nuremberg; Germany; Europe
Origin Notes
Candlesticks were formerly catalogued as Europe or England in origin. Updated per research for Fennimore, "Metalwok in Early America."
Date
1650-1690
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Base, exterior rim
Inscription: Spread eagle in a conforming outline
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Brass
Techniques
- cast
Dimensions (inches)
8 (H) x 6.25 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
20.32 (H) x 15.88 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Fennimore, Donald L. 1996 Metalwork in Early America: Copper and Its Alloys from the Winterthur Collection.
• Fig. 99, p. 186Book: Cooper, Wendy A. 2002 An American Vision: Henry Francis du Pont's Winterthur Museum.
• Fig. 2, p. 29; Fig. 4, p. 31