Candelabrum
1500-1600 (made)
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Pair of candelabra of carved and gilt wood, ornamented with masks, cupids, and three statuettes, painted in natural colours.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 5 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | gilding, carving |
| Brief description | Gilt, carved wood candelabrum; Italy; 16th century |
| Physical description | Pair of candelabra of carved and gilt wood, ornamented with masks, cupids, and three statuettes, painted in natural colours. |
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| Object history | Bought for 60l. This pair of stands or candelabra are among the many items depicted in a watercolour view Marlborough House: Sixth Room, 1857 by Charles Armytage (1802-97), 29.7 x 39.5cm, illustrated in Malcolm Baker and Brenda Richardson (eds.), A Grand Design - The Art of the Victoria and Albert Museum. (Baltimore, 1997), fig. 20 |
| Bibliographic reference | William M. Odom, A History of Italian Furniture (New York, 1918), fig.348; 1550-1600 |
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| Accession number | 4909:1-1858 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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