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Candle Holder

Designer: Marion Anderson Noyes, American, 1907-2002
Medium: Pewter
Place Made: Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Dates: ca. 1933
Dimensions: 1 1/2 x 3 5/8 x 3 5/8 in. (3.8 x 9.2 x 9.2 cm)
Markings: Incised on underside, in center: "MLA"
Collections: Decorative Arts
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 1991.258.11
Credit Line: Gift of Marion Anderson Noyes
Image: Overall, 1991.258.11_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: Pewter candleholder; shallow bowl with short cylindrical bobèche (candle socket) in center; soldered to and raised on foot ring that widens at bottom. Condition: Good with light spotting.

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