Harvard Art Museums > 1940.61.1-2: Pair of Candlesticks Lighting Devices Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Pair of Candlesticks (John Winter and Co.) , 1940.61.1-2,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 17, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/230566. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1940.61.1-2 People John Winter and Co., British Title Pair of Candlesticks Classification Lighting Devices Work Type lighting device Date 1781 Places Creation Place: Europe, United Kingdom, England, Sheffield Period George III (1760-1820) Culture British Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/230566 Physical Descriptions Medium Silver Dimensions 31.7 x 12.7 x 12.7 cm (12 1/2 x 5 x 5 in.) 1817 g Inscriptions and Marks hallmark: bases, struck: lion passant, crown, date letter hallmark: nozzle fanges, struck: lion passant maker's mark: on bases, struck: IW & Co. [John Winter & Company; Jackson, p. 441] maker's mark: nozzle flanges, struck: IW & Co. [John Winter & Company; Jackson, p. 441] Provenance Recorded Ownership History Anonymous gift, 1940. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Anonymous Gift Accession Year 1940 Object Number 1940.61.1-2 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description On square pedestal bases, wtih wooden insets, rising to tapering columns and case-shaped sockets stamped with bands of stiff leaves and beading and with anthemion, bellflowers and trailing honeysuckle, with removable beaded nozzles. Publication History Christopher Hartop, British and Irish Silver in the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University Art Museums/Yale University Press (Cambridge, Mass. and New Haven, 2007), p. 211, cat. no. 229, repr. p. 211, details repr. p. 211. Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
