Helen Dryden
Candlesphere

Candlesphere
Candlesphere
Candlesphere
DesignerAmerican, 1882–1972
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Candlesphere
Datedesigned c. 1936, made 1937–1941
MediumChrome-plated brass
Dimensions3 1/4 × 8 3/4 × 2 1/2 in. (8.3 × 22.2 × 6.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Michael W. Dale
Object number2023.204
Non exposé

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ProvenancePrivate collection, Spokane, Washington; [Hathaway’s Vintage, Spokane, Washington, c. 2022]; Michael W. Dale, Houston, 2023; given to MFAH, 2023.
Exhibition Historynone
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
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Mark stamped on inside of center brass sphere candleholder: CCCC [stacked and encirlced]
Catalogue raisonnénone

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