Chandelier

CultureEnglish
Titles
  • Chandelier
Datec. 1800–1810
Made inEngland
MediumLead glass, brass, and steel
Dimensions66 × 22 in. diameter (167.6 × 55.9 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.64.4
Current Location
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Bayou Bend Dining Room
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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
Provenance[Nestle, Inc., New York] [1]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, February 14, 1964; given to MFAH, by 1966.

[1] Letter from J. A. Goby of Nestle to Jane Zively, June 25, 1966, in object file, notes, "practically all the figures in the showroom of this period that are fitted with hurricanes...most of them come from India."

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