Collection Highlights
Badge of the Society of the Cincinnati
Date:
ca. 1802
Object Number:
1972.12ab
Medium:
Silk, gold, enamel
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Candlesticks (2)
Object Number:
1945.256a
Date:
ca. 1850
Medium:
Brass, marble, glass
Dimensions:
Overall (a): 15 1/4 × 5 1/4 × 3 1/4 in. (38.7 × 13.3 × 8.3 cm)
Overall (b): 15 in. × 5 1/2 in. × 3 1/2 in. (38.1
Description:
One of a pair of identical candlesticks with bronze figures of women in Middle Eastern looking clothing supporting candle holders on long stems; acanthus leaf supports pierced to hold glass prisms (missing) marble bases.
Gallery Label:
According to the donor, the figures represent Jenny Lind.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Jenny Lind Collection of Leonidas Westervelt
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
