Candlestick

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Object Details

Architect
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
A stepped plinth supported by lions. Above this, three women in classical dress. At top, a column supports a flower basket. Four candelabra arms terminating in flowers branch out, two on each side. A fifth candle emerges from top.
Credit Line
Museum purchase through gift of various donors
ca. 1780
Accession Number
1901-39-954
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
metalwork
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing
Medium
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, graphite on off-white laid paper, lined
Dimensions
Image: 44.3 x 31.6 cm (17 7/16 x 12 7/16 in.)
made in
Italy
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Record ID
chndm_1901-39-954
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4a462c986-ea65-45bb-bac3-1729f18ba1ad
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