Candlestand
- Object Name:
- Candlestand
- Object ID:
- 1971.075
- Creator:
- Dunlap, Samuel (1752-1830)
Cabinetmaker - Place of Origin:
- Salisbury, NH
- Date:
- circa 1800
- Description:
- Candlestand. Attributed to Samuel Dunlap (1752-1830), Salisbury, NH; c. 1800. Painted red and grained. Square top with rounded edges and indented corners. Maple and tulip poplar (?), with cherry as a secondary wood. Shaft with hexagonal base and top, between which are urn, ring and vase turnings. Three cabriole legs having central ridge on upper surface and simplified version of snake feet. Lower edge of legs scrolled with ogee curves, near juncture with shaft. Top seems to be made of tulip poplar. Shaft is tenoned into a rectangular cleat, with chamfered edges, which is screwed to the underside of the top. Bottom of shaft finished with turned drop. Underside of top has beveled edges. Legs are tenoned and pinned into shaft.
- Material:
- Wood
Maple
Poplar
Cherry - Dimensions:
- H-26.125 W-16.5 D-16.125 inches
- Provenance:
- Purchased by NHHS from a Loudon, NH, antiques dealer.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
- People:
- Dunlap, Samuel (1752-1830)
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