Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: Destruction
Date:
1836
Object Number:
1858.4
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Candle snuffer
Object Number:
1925.122
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Steel
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/4 x 2 x 3/4 in. ( 15.9 x 5.1 x 1.9 cm )
Marks:
stamped: near rivet: "BEND[illeg.]INE/& Co/Cheapside"
Description:
Metal snuffer with curved broad blade and lip with raised finger holders.
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, the mark can be identified as "BENCTRINK."
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Isabella Vaché Cox
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
