Arkivism
Candlestick
Public domain

Candlestick

anonymous · 1625 - 1675 · casting; screwed; brass (alloy)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

The object consists of the following separate parts: a mounting piece and a nut, an arm and two knobs, a turner, two drip pans, and two candleholders. The mounting piece is partly twisted and partly square, transitioning into a screw. The twisted arm, rectangular at the base, swivels upward and is decorated with six pairs of curls. The base has a round part inserted into the mounting piece and a screw onto which the round knob is turned. In the thickened upper end of the arm is a threaded hole for attaching the richly profiled knob. The turner is decorated with curls. In the thickened ends, the round profiled candleholders are screwed onto the profiled drip pans on the underside. The candleholders have one round opening in the wall. Presumably, the object was originally attached to a pulpit.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineKaarsenhouder. 1625 - 1675. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

Similar works