One of a pair of candlesticks: M.64B-1961

Current Location: In storage

Titles

one of a pair of candlesticks

Maker(s)

Silversmith: KP

Entities

Candlestick

Categories

Silver

Description

Silver; knopped stem and ocatagonal base with gadrooned borders

Silver. The cylindrical sconce above a knopped stem on a stepped octagonal base. Gadrooned borders at the top and bottom of the spool, on the lowest knop and the foot, and an applied wavy border on the central spool and foot. The bottom of the spool has been drilled with a hole, possibly to hold a later electic cord.

Notes

History note: Not known before testator

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Louis C.G. Clarke, 1960

Measurements and weight

Height: 19 cm
Height: 7 ½ in
Weight: 430 g
Weight: 13: 16 oz: dwt

Place(s) associated

Emden ⪼ Hanover ⪼ Germany

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1960) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray

Dating

18th Century
Circa 1712 CE - 1726 CE

Components of the work

Base Width 12.7 cm Width 5 in
Borders

Materials used in production

Techniques used in production

Inscription or legends present

Text: KP
Location: On the underside of the base
Method of creation: Struck
Type: Mark

Inscription present: 'EC' with the E reversed and curved against the C

Location: On the underside of the base
Method of creation: Struck
Type: Town mark

References and bibliographic entries

Goldschmiede Niedersachsens: Daten, Werke, Zeichen

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.64B-1961
Primary reference Number: 157645
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 17 December 2015

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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