Candlestick
Candlestick
2010 (made)
2010 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Max Warren took inspiration from a Sheffield plate candlestick in the V&A collection for his commission. Sheffield plate was developed in the 1740s and is made from a copper sheet plated with silver which is then worked as one metal. To make this piece, Warren cut out thin sheets of silver and layered them together to give a ghostly impression of a candlestick.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Candlestick (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Silver |
| Brief description | Candlestick, silver, London, hallmarks for 2010, mark of Max Warren |
| Physical description | Candlestick form, the profile made u of a series of cut out silver sheets, the outline inituially adapted from a Sheffield Plate candestick, ca.1780 in the collection of the V&A. |
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| Style | |
| Production type | Unique |
| Marks and inscriptions |
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| Gallery label | Candlestick
Silver
Max Warren
London, 2010
Museum no. LOAN:MAKOWER.23-2010
Lent by The Penelope and Oliver Makower 1974 Charitable Trust
Max Warren took inspiration from a Sheffield plate candlestick in the V&A collection for his commission. Sheffield plate was developed in the 1740s and is made from a copper sheet plated with silver which is then worked as one metal. To make this piece, Warren cut out thin sheets of silver and layered them together to give a ghostly impression of a candlestick.
(14.12.2023) |
| Credit line | Lent by The Penelope and Oliver Makower 1974 Charitable Trust |
| Summary | Max Warren took inspiration from a Sheffield plate candlestick in the V&A collection for his commission. Sheffield plate was developed in the 1740s and is made from a copper sheet plated with silver which is then worked as one metal. To make this piece, Warren cut out thin sheets of silver and layered them together to give a ghostly impression of a candlestick. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | LOAN:MAKOWER.23-2010 |
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| Record created | February 1, 2011 |
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