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On Display: House - Essex Room
Candlestand
1780-1795
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
Connecticut; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Cherry
- Mahogany
- Satinwood or holly
Museum Object Number
1956.0044.001
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Complete Details
Object Number
1956.0044.001
Object Name
Candlestand
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
Connecticut; New England; United States; North America
Origin Notes
The carrot-shaped or "icicle" inlay on the legs is sometimes seen on Rhode Island and Connecticut furniture, while the snub-nosed feet relate to tables with Rhode Island histories of ownership.
Date
1780-1795
Materials
- Cherry
- Mahogany
- Satinwood or holly
Dimensions (inches)
24.875 (H) x 21 (W) x 19.5 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
63.183 (H) x 53.34 (W) x 49.53 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW is between feet; OD is of top (diag. across grain). W (top, with grain) 14.125 in.; W (top, against grain) 13.875 in.; D (from front of one foot to midpoint between two opposite feet) 18.75 in. (47.5 cm).
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Montgomery, Charles F., et al. 1966 American Furniture: The Federal Period, in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Published as cat. no. 372.