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Pair of Candlesticks
(18th and 19th Centuries )
One of the most influential silversmiths of the mid 18th century, François Thomas Germain (1726-1783) is thought to have introduced this popular model of candlestick in Paris in 1757-1758. Germain also sponsored Lenhendrick's membership as a master goldsmith in the corporation (goldsmith's guild) in 1747.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
France, Paris (Place of Origin)
Measurements
10 3/4 in. (27.3 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
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.
VO.85 (57.1696, 57.1697)