Pair of Candlesticks

CultureEnglish
Titles
  • Pair of Candlesticks
Datec. 1750–1770
Made inEngland
MediumEnamel on copper
DimensionsEach: 9 5/8 x 5 in. diameter (24.4 x 12.7 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.59.37.1,.2
Current Location
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Philadelphia Stairhall (Upstairs)
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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
DescriptionAt first glance, these candlesticks with their highly detailed surfaces and colorful decoration might appear to be porcelain. In fact, they made of copper decorated with multicolored enamels. Enamel manufacturing flourished in England beginning in the third quarter of the 1700s, with small decorative objects such as snuffboxes and candlesticks among the most popular products.
Provenance[Ginsburg & Levy, New York]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, May 28, 1959; given to MFAH, 1959.
Exhibition History

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