Brass candlesticks

Date18th Century

Mediumbrass

Dimensions8 1/4 × 4 3/4 × 4 3/4 in. (21 × 12.1 × 12.1 cm)

Donor credit lineKendall Whaling Museum Collection Transfer

Object number2001.100.3618

Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum

DescriptionThe two brass candlesticks are decorated with a "monster whale" at each corner of the square base with the tails leaning up against the columnar "stick". The base has openwork decoration with beaded ornaments around the edges and feet. The top of the columns are embellished with a fleur-de-lys and topped with bead-edged bobeches.ProvenanceHenry Hornblower, III, Dedham, MA, 10/04/1988

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