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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2008.
Candlestick
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2008.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2008.

Candlestick

Manufacturer Unknown
CultureEnglish
Date1782
MediumBrass
DimensionsOverall: 11 in. (27.9 cm)
Inscribed"Made of Spanish Cannon Destroyed at Gibraltar Sept. 14, 1782". Cast in underside of base: "T. Warner" (raised). Also, a small white label on the bottom: "Signed engraved Dated 1782 $172.00".
Credit LineGift of Friends of the Myers House
Object number56.36.4A
On View
Chrysler Museum of Art, MMH, Drawing Room
DescriptionPink brass candlestick with a square base. Decorated with rows of dots and an engraved design of bows and arrows, clubs and swords, spears and flags, and clubs and drums. Base and sides were cast separately and attached at the corners. Cup and loose drip turned and the whole is screwed together.

Exhibition HistoryMyers House