Chandelier Rod
ca. 1650-1700 (made)
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Wrought iron chandelier rod, the design incorporating dragons' heads with forked tongues. It would originally have been painted and gilded; traces of black, brown-black, gold leaf, dark blue, yellow oil size, cream, grey, brown, blue, stone, smalt in oil, smalt in lead and white remain.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Wrought iron, painted and gilded |
| Brief description | Chandelier rod, the dragons' heads with forked tongues, wrought iron originally painted and gilded, made in England, ca. 1650-1700 |
| Physical description | Wrought iron chandelier rod, the design incorporating dragons' heads with forked tongues. It would originally have been painted and gilded; traces of black, brown-black, gold leaf, dark blue, yellow oil size, cream, grey, brown, blue, stone, smalt in oil, smalt in lead and white remain. |
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| Gallery label | CHANDELIER ROD
Wrought iron
England; c. 1650-1700
From St Michael's Church, Queenhythe, London (demolished 1876). Unusually this rod incorporates dragons' heads with forked tongues rather than tulips and roses and is much simpler in design than the other two rods from the same church displayed nearby. It would originally have been painted and gilded.
C. Herbert Shoppee Collection
Museum No. 500-1901(07/1994) |
| Object history | Formerly in the C. Herbert Shoppee Collection. From St Michael's Church, Queenhythe, London (demolished 1876). |
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| Bibliographic reference | Ayrton, Maxwell and Arnold Silcock. Wrought iron and its decorative use. London : Country Life, ltd ; New York, C. Scribner's sons, 1929. 4 pl., 196 p., ill.
Fig.84, p.65 |
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| Accession number | 500-1901 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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