Candlestick
Decorative Arts and Design
On View: American Art Galleries, 5th Floor, A Quiet Place
MANUFACTURER
Towle Silversmiths
MEDIUM
Sterling silver, melamine
DATES
ca. 1955
DIMENSIONS
8 5/8 x 10 3/8 x 4 7/8 in. (21.9 x 26.4 x 12.4 cm) (show scale)
MARKINGS
On interior of candle holder, stamped on base: "TOWLE / STERLING / 11 / FILLED REINFORCED"
COLLECTIONS
Decorative Arts and Design
ACCESSION NUMBER
1992.40.33
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Marion Anderson Noyes
PROVENANCE
April 23, 1992, gift of the artist to the Brooklyn Museum.
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CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Silver candlestick with plastic accent. Bud-shaped candle holder with flat top and flared lip; tapers to narrow tubular stem that curves down in spiraling shape to form base, stem has black plastic tip with rounded end.
Condition: Good; small nicks and spotting.
EXHIBITIONS
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is on view in American Art Galleries, 5th Floor, A Quiet Place
CAPTION
Marion Anderson Noyes (American, 1907â2002). Candlestick, ca. 1955. Sterling silver, melamine, 8 5/8 x 10 3/8 x 4 7/8 in. (21.9 x 26.4 x 12.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Marion Anderson Noyes, 1992.40.33. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 1992.40.32_1992.40.33a_bw.jpg)
IMAGE
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