Candlestand
- Object Name:
- Candlestand
- Object ID:
- 1933.001.11
- Date:
- circa 1810
- Description:
- Candlestand. Tripod; Oval top with rounded edges. Shaft with cylindrical base and top between which are a tapered columnar and ring turnings. Three serpentine legs with slightly rounded upper surfaces. Lower edge of shaft has a rounded notch at center of each face. Three tin-plated iron strips at lower end of shaft, bracing the legs. Turning block of unidentified wood painted red has been rotated 90 degrees and screwed permanently to the two cleats. The cleats are birch and probably replacements. Three small holes arranged in triangular formation indicating former presence and position of catch.
- Material:
- Wood
- Dimensions:
- H-27.25 W-24.5 D-17.25 inches
- Provenance:
- Said to have been used in the Bradley House, the home of the donor's great-grandfather, John Bradley (1743-1815) and Hannah Ayer Bradley (1751-1817) of Concord, NH. The house was built by Bradley in 1769 and torn down by the donor in 1912.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Margaret H. Jewell
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