Collection Highlights
Dish: footed compote with cover
Date:
1825-1845
Object Number:
1936.693ab
Medium:
Glass
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Candlestick
Object Number:
1958.43
Date:
ca. 1800
Medium:
Sheffield plate
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/8 x 5 x 3 3/4 in. ( 15.6 x 12.7 x 9.5 cm )
Description:
Cast and seamed Sheffield plate candlestick; straight oval shaft supporting an applied, stepped, flared oval socket; shaft applied to an oval, molded foot with inscribed rings around the sides; filled with shellac or tar; no maker's marks.
Gallery Label:
According to the donor, this candlestick was used by Michael Leib, a German, who came to the United States during the Revolutionary War to help George Washington.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Laureuce Eyre
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
