Candlestick

Item Information

Title:
Candlestick
Description:
Red with square base and round stem swelling to vasiform body. Stepped neck. Flaring, dished circular bobeche. Gilded leaf motif at base and upper body. Underside painted black.
Date:
1815–1850
Format:
Objects/Artifacts
Genre:
gilding (technique)
leaf (plant material)
foliation (pattern)
leaf (metal)
painting (coating)
tin (metal)
candlesticks
Location:
Historic New England
Collection (local):
Digitized Museum Collections
Subjects:
Empire (style)
leaf (plant material)
foliation (pattern)
leaf (metal)
Tin
Painted
Empire
Leaf
Gilded
Places:
Maine > York (county) > South Berwick
Hamilton House (South Berwick, Me.)
Extent:
8.875 in. x 3.25 in. x 3.25 in. (H x W x D)
Link to Item:
http://gusn.us/7775
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
Contact host institution for more information.
Notes:
Bequest of Elizabeth R. Vaughan
Accession #:
1949.722.1
Identifier:
7775