Candlestick

England

1755-1760

  • Titles Candlestick (Descriptive)
  • Medium enameled copper
  • Dimensions 12 1/2 × 5 7/8 in. Diam. (31.8 × 14.9 cm)
  • Credit Line Collection of the Art Fund, Inc. at the Birmingham Museum of Art; Catherine H. Collins Collection, AFI.222.1998a-b
  • Work Type candlestick
  • Classification Furnishings and Equipment

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