Collection Highlights
The Surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown
Date:
Object Number:
PR.068.34
Medium:
Paper, engraving
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Candlesticks
Object Number:
1967.65a
Date:
1640-1660
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/2 × 4 3/8 in. (11.4 × 11.1 cm)
Description:
Two similar brass candlesticks each with a wide, flaring cylindrical foot supporting wide bobeche out of which a cylindrical socket with two square cuts either side.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Katharine Prentis Murphy
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
