Candlestand

Object Name:

Candlestand

Object ID:

1947.007.02

Place of Origin:

possibly coastal NH

Date:

circa 1810

Description:

Candlestand. Tripod, with octagonal tilt-top, upper surface of which is edged with dark and light "triangle" stringing. Shaft with cylindrical base and top, between which are baluster and ring turnings; decorative incised line encircles baluster turnings at its widest point. Three serpentine legs with slightly rounded upper and lower surfaces. 1.25" above floor level, the outer surface of each leg begins to slant in slightly beyond sides of shaft. Lower edge of shaft decorated with a series of rounded, chip-carved indentations. Top and legs cherry; shaft maple. Shaft and legs have been stained and varnished. Block is broken at pivot end and has been permanently secured, so that top cannot tilt. Rotating wooden catch screwed at its center to the underside of one of the flanking cleats.

Material:

Wood

Dimensions:

H-28.75 W-19.875 Dia-14.625 inches

Provenance:

Bertha Vaughan had ancestors in at least three branches of her family who would have been living in the Portsmouth, Greenland, Newington, NH, area at the time this stand was made.

Credit Line:

Bequest of Bertha Vaughan

People:

Vaughan, Bertha (1873-1946)