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Sconce (one of a pair)
1850–80
Object Place: Probably Massachusetts
Medium/Technique
Gilt metal
Dimensions
17.78 x 7.3 x 19.68 cm (7 x 2 7/8 x 7 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Kate L. Cotharin in memory of Miss Mary E. Bartlett
Accession Number33.572a
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Lighting devices
DescriptionGilded. Small shaped wall plaques, scroll branches, grapevine entwined, support bobeches of grape design and shaped candlesockets with pierced edges. Blue and white, and red and white, Bohemian type glass oil lamps with double wicks fit into sockets.