Candlestick, one of a pair
Dateca. 1805
Maker
Matthew Boulton
(1728 - 1809)
OriginEngland, Birmingham
MediumFused Silverplate
DimensionsH: 11 1/16"; Diam (base): 5 7/16"
Credit LineBequest of Lucy L. and Louise M. Powell and gift of Francis T. S. and Grace E. Powell
Object number1956-276,2A&B
DescriptionCandlestick with detachable nozzle.Label TextThese candlesticks of a conventional early nineteenth-century pattern, of which Boulton made a large number both plated and sterling, have a tradition of descent in the Cuthbert, Stribling, and Powell families of Norfolk and Staunton, Virginia.
InscribedNone
MarkingsMaker's mark on side of each base
ProvenanceEx Coll: Mrs. Grace E. Powell, Staunton, Virginia
ca. 1780
ca. 1790
ca. 1805
ca. 1790
1760-1761
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