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On Display: House - Delaware Room
Candlestick
Hans Georg Beck
1670-1700
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Hans Georg Beck (Probable maker)
Place of Origin
Nuremberg; Germany; Europe
Materials
- Brass
Museum Object Number
1964.0708.002
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1964.0708.002
Object Name
Candlestick
Category
Metals
Creator (Role)
Hans Georg Beck (Probable maker)
Place of Origin
Nuremberg; Germany; Europe
Date
1670-1700
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Foot of base
Inscription: "[ ] B" separated by a sword, stamped
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Brass
Techniques
- Cast
Dimensions (inches)
7.874 (H) x 5.5 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
20 (H) x 13.97 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Fennimore, Donald L. 1996 Metalwork in Early America: Copper and Its Alloys from the Winterthur Collection.
• Mate to Fig. 100, p. 187.Article: Fuchs, Ronald W. 2009 European Object on Chinese Porcelain. Transactions of the Oriental Ceramic Society.