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Candlestick
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
The object is composed of the following parts: the baluster, the arm, the drip pan, the turner, two candleholders, and the knob. The baluster, threaded at both ends, is profiled and has a smooth upper part, onto which the arm is inserted and secured with a knob. The arm is bent twice, ending on one side in a bird or dolphin head, and on the other in a thickening. Here, the turner is screwed onto the round drip pan roughly profiled at the bottom. On the turner, the two short profiled candleholders are screwed. The turner is torn.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineKaarsenhouder. 1700 - 1725. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.