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Candlestick: M.29A-1997

Object information

Current Location: Gallery 7 (Courtauld)

Maker(s)

Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Bronze

Notes

History note: (with M.29B-1997) Sold by Copper & Adams on 29 July 1949 to Lt Col the Hon. M.T. Boscawen, DSO, MC; bequeathed to his sister, the Hon. Mrs Pamela Sherek

Legal notes

Bequeathed by the Hon. Mrs Pamela Sherek, from the collection of Lt Col the Hon. M.T. Boscawen, DSO, MC, in his memory

Measurements and weight

Height: 17.5 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Venice ⪼ Italy

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1995) by Sherek, Pamela

Dating

19th Century
Circa 1800 CE - 1900 CE

Note

Purchased in 1949 as Italian, c. 1500, but a 19th century aftercast after an early 16th century Venetian model

Materials used in production

Bronze

References and bibliographic entries

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.29A-1997
Primary reference Number: 14026
Old object number: B.30a & b.
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 July 2023 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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