Collection Highlights
Astor House
Date:
ca.1853-1859
Object Number:
PR.020.65.1
Medium:
Wood Engraving
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Candlestick
Object Number:
1964.30
Date:
1500-1600
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/2 x 5 7/8 in. ( 19 x 14.9 cm )
Marks:
inscribed: under base: "VII"
Description:
Brass candlestick with flattened saucer base rising up into a turned shaft with a concave bobeche approximately half way up the shaft.
Credit Line:
Gift of Katharine Prentis Murphy
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
