Collection Highlights
Anna Pavlova (1881-1931)
Date:
1924
Object Number:
1952.45
Medium:
Patinated plaster on a wooden base
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Candle snuffer
Object Number:
1945.329
Date:
1800-1840
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/8 x 2 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. ( 15.6 x 6.4 x 3.8 cm )
Marks:
stamped: on side of wick-end box: "7"
Description:
Brass snuffer with rectangular wick-end box with molded fluting on top, dome shaped wingnut around rivet, scrolled handles, and gourd-shaped finger holes, and one padded foot.
Credit Line:
Gift of Walter S. Poor
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
