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Figural Candlestick
(18th and 19th Centuries )
The candlestick is in the form of twp branches held by a nude girl with a basket of flowers and a floral garland. At Chelsea, a candlestick was an occasion for creating lavish designs of pastoral figures surrounded by flowers.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
George Robinson Harding, London [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1911, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1959 | Age of Elegance: The Rococo and its Effects. Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 4/6/1959 | Loan Consideration | examined for loan |
Geographies
United Kingdom, England, London (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 8 1/16 × W: 7 11/16 × D: 2 3/8 in. (20.5 × 19.5 × 6 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1911
Location in Museum
Hackerman House at 1 West Mount Vernon Place: First Floor: Conservatory
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
48.814