New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.

Louis XVI Figural Candelabra

Artist Unknown

CultureFrench

Dateca. 1790

MediumBronze | Gilt bronze | Marble

DimensionsOverall: 38 1/2 in. (97.8 cm)

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number71.3660B

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DescriptionFigural candelabra. Bronze figure of woman in classical dress standing on a marble and gilt bronze decorated socle and holding on their heads gilt bronze five light candelabra surmounted by an eagle.

Label TextUnknown French 18th century Pair of Louis XVI Figural Candelabra, ca. 1790 Bronze and gilt bronze Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 71.3660a-b Edited By: DS Edited Date: 08/2005 Approved By: MHM Approval Date: 10/11/2005Exhibition History"Behind the Seen: The Chrysler's Hidden Museum," Large Changing Gallery, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Va., October 21, 2005 - February 19, 2006.