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Candlestick
Designed by: James Wyatt (1746–1813)
Marked by: Matthew Boulton (1728–1809)
Marked by: John Fothergill (died in 1782)
Marked by: Matthew Boulton (1728–1809)
Marked by: John Fothergill (died in 1782)
English (Birmingham)
1774–75
Object Place: Europe, Birmingham, England
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
H. 30.4 cm x W. 11.6 cm x D. 11.6 cm (11 15/16 x 4 9/16 x 4 9/16 in.); Weight: 618 gm (19 oz 17 dwt)
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour
Accession Number56.504
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSilver
DescriptionOne of a pair. Each candlestick has a square base with incurved, canted corners, with a guilloche and rosette pattern against a matted ground. The fluted terminal rises to a baluster stem with chased palmetto leaves and swags suspended from rosettes. The urn-shaped socket has chased palmetto leaves on a matted ground and a reeded rim. The removable waxpans have fluting and a rim of beading. The candlesticks are assembled from cast and chased components. The bases are apparently cast, while the stems are formed of seamed sheet, chased and molded over a solid core. One of a pair with 56.505.
Marks
On two sides of each base and on the bezel of one waxpan, maker's mark IF (Jones, p. 357) (repeated on bezel of other waxpan) and maker's mark MB; lion passant; anchor (repeated on bezel of other waxpan); date letter B (repeated on bezel of other waxpan)
InscriptionsEngraved on one corner of each base, 11.19.12
ProvenanceBy 1956, N. Bloom & Son, Inc., New York; 1956, sold by Bloom to the MFA for $600. (Accession Date: October 11, 1956)