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Candlestick (one of a pair)

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CultureEnglish

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Candlestick (one of a pair)

Datec. 1764

Made inLondon, England

MediumSilver

Dimensions9 in. (22.9 cm)

Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg

Object numberB.61.2.2

Current Location

Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens

Drawing Room

On view

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Department

Bayou Bend

Object Type

METALWORK

DescriptionLondon silversmith John Priest specialized in candlesticks. This example, with ruffled shells at the corners of the base, is very much in keeping with the rococo aesthetic.
ProvenanceMisses Helen and Mary Maynard, Ridgefield, Connecticut; [James Graham and Sons, New York]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, 1961; given to MFAH, by 1966.

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