Candlestick, one from a set of four
Date1723-1724
Artist/Maker
David Green
OriginEngland, London
MediumSilver (Britannia)
DimensionsOH: 6 1/4"; W(base): 3 13/16" square
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1954-326,2
DescriptionCandlestick: cylindrical socket with fillet molding below rim, mid-band at middle of straight-sided center section, and multiple molding above cupped lower section; main section of stem of inverted-baluster form and of square section with quarter-round corner indentions; banding above and below flattened knop below; base of stem flaring to circular well with molded edge in top of base of square plan with quarter-round corner indentions and short inclined stepped and molded sides. Stem cast in two parts vertically and base in one. Set number "II" in Roman numerals engraved on underside of base.InscribedNone
MarkingsBritannia standard. Maker's mark "GR" in block letters with a crown above within a shaped reserve, lion's head erased, Britannia, and date letter on underside of base. (Maker's mark partially indistinct).
ProvenanceVendor: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
1723-1724
1723-1724
1723-1724
1815-1820
ca. 1765 case; ca. 1740 movement
1793-1796
1790-1800
1775-1790
ca. 1800
1760-1780
ca. 1760
1727-1728