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Griffin Candlestick
designed ca. 1771 (Neoclassical)
stoneware (black basalt ware)
Inscription
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.
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.
The A. J. Crawford Company ("The Little Shop"), New York, by 1908 [mode of acquisition unknown]; purchased by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1908; by bequest to the Walters Art Museum, 1931.
Measurements
H. 12 1/2 in. (31.8 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1908
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
48.971