Chandelier
CultureEnglish
Dateca. 1875
MediumGlass
DimensionsOverall: 54 × 34 inches (137.16 × 86.36 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number33-653
On View
On viewGallery Location
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DescriptionSix S-curved branches bearing candle-holders, emerging from central basket surmounted by central column bearing cuplike element to which are attached five arms, in S-curve, each bearing candle-holder at bottom, pendant prism from top. Column continues above and supports dishlike capital. Candle-holder, all with bobeches and pendant prisms, are connected by swags. Large ball pendant beneath center. Each of six lower arms has pendant midway.ProvenanceWith Ginsburg & Levy, Inc., New York, by 1933;
Purchased from Ginsburg & Levy by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1933.
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