Collection Highlights
Elisha Kent Kane, M.D. (1820-1857)
Date:
1858
Object Number:
1859.1
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Candelabra
Object Number:
1950.124ab
Date:
ca. 1830-50
Medium:
Bronze, gilding
Dimensions:
Overall: 30 1/8 x 15 in. ( 76.5 x 38.1 cm )
Description:
Bronze candelabra with gilding; central elevated socket with five surrounding branches with pendant scrolls and bunches of grapes; shaft (cast separately) composed of three bundled columns; hexagonal base with alternating kneeling Atlas figures and molded panels with anthemions surrounding sides; trilobed plinth.
Credit Line:
Permanent Loan from the Beekman Family Association
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
