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Sconce
Nelson Garey
1850-1875
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Nelson Garey (Maker)
Place of Origin
Berlin; Pennsylvania; Somerset; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Tinned sheet iron
Museum Object Number
1967.1549.002
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1967.1549.002
Object Name
Sconce
Category
Metals
Creator (Role)
Nelson Garey (Maker)
Place of Origin
Berlin; Pennsylvania; Somerset; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1850-1875
Materials
- Tinned sheet iron
Dimensions (inches)
20.5 (H) x 7.37 (W) x 2.75 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
52.07 (H) x 18.73 (W) x 6.99 (D)
Measurement Notes
OD measurement of pan: 2 3/4".
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Ames, Kenneth L. 1977 Beyond Necessity: Art in the Folk Tradition.
• Published: p. 63, fig. 66.Book: Fennimore, Donald L. 2004 Iron at Winterthur.
• Published: p. 294-296, fig. 143Catalogue: 10/24/2008 The Americana Collection of Richard and Rosemarie Machmer.
• For a related pair of sconces, see lot 601.