Collection Highlights
Pierre Toussaint (ca. 1781-1853)
Date:
ca. 1825
Object Number:
1920.4
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Wall sconces
Object Number:
1963.176c
Date:
1750-1800
Medium:
Tinned iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 1/4 x 7 x 3 3/4 in. ( 33.7 x 17.8 x 9.5 cm )
Description:
Tinned wall sconce; the reflector is rectangular in shape with a hemi-spherical top; the candle socket and square bobeche is extended out in front of the reflector on a strip of molded tinned iron.
Credit Line:
Bquest of Irving S. Olds
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
