Collection Highlights
Balustrade section from Federal Hall, New York
Date:
1788-1789
Object Number:
1884.3
Medium:
Painted wrought iron
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Candlestick
Object Number:
1967.58
Date:
1700-1750
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 27 x 11 1/2 in. ( 68.6 x 29.2 cm )
Description:
Brass candlestick with large platter base with ball feet and baluster turned shaft with large cylindrical socket; candlestick consists of four separate pieces that screw together (base, lower shaft, wax catching saucer, and shaft of socket).
Gallery Label:
While the base is probaby from the early eighteenth century, the other parts are from the twentieth century.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Katharine Prentis Murphy
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
