Unknown English
Pair of Candlesticks

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Maker Unknown English

CultureEnglish

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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

METALWORK

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.
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