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On View In:
Gallery 350
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Artist:
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Thomas Ash Previously attributed to Thomas Allen
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Title:
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Candlestick, one of a pair
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Date:
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1694-1695
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Medium:
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Silver
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Dimensions:
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13 x 7 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (33.02 x 19.05 x 19.05 cm)
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Credit Line:
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The James S. Bell Memorial Fund
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Location:
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Gallery 350
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Artist/Creator(s)
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Name:
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Ash, Thomas
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Role:
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Silversmith
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Nationality:
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English (London)
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Life Dates:
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English, dates unknown
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Name:
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Allen, Thomas
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Nationality:
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British
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Life Dates:
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British
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Object Description
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Inscriptions:
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Mark
Each fully marked on underside of base. The nozzles unmarked.
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Classification:
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Metalwork
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Physical Description:
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a pair of exceptionally rare, unusually large sized William and Mary candlesticks; plain octagonal bases, with large bold gadroon above, fluted columns with gadroon at the base, the upper part of the columns surmounted with leaves, removable bobeche
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Creation Place:
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Europe, England, , , London
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Accession #:
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61.45.1a,b
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Owner:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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