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Identification and Creation

Object Number
221.1940.1-2
People
S. Roberts and Company, British, English
Title
Pair of Candlesticks
Classification
Lighting Devices
Work Type
lighting device
Date
1783-1784
Places
Creation Place: Europe, United Kingdom, England, Sheffield
Culture
British
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/232497

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver (sterling standard), wood
Dimensions
31.4 x 12.7 x 12.7 cm (12 3/8 x 5 x 5 in.)
(weight: .1 and .2 together) 1616 g
Inscriptions and Marks
  • hallmark: Struck on bases: lion passant, crown, date letter, and maker's mark; the nozzle flanges with lion passant and maker's mark

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Loan from Harvard University, 1940

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Loan from Harvard University
Object Number
221.1940.1-2
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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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. 167, cat. no. 155, repr. p. 167, details repr. p. 167.

Verification Level

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