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"Manhattan" Candlestick, One of a Pair

Designer: Norman Bel Geddes, American, 1893-1958
Manufacturer: Revere Copper and Brass Company, founded 1928
Medium: Chromed metal
Place Manufactured: Rome, New York, USA
Dates: 1937
Dimensions: 1 1/16 x 3/1/8 x 3 1/8 in. (2/7 x 8.0 x 8.0 cm)
Markings: no marks
Signature: no signature
Inscriptions: no inscriptions
Collections: Decorative Arts
Museum Location: This item is not on view
Accession Number: 83.108.16
Credit Line: Gift of Paul F. Walter
Image: Group, 83.108.15_83.108.16_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: Chromed metal candlestick. Squat, pyramidal form rising five steps from base to top; the top has a flat surface with round hole for candle. Molded or punched from a flat sheet, the hollow underside is filled in with a cardboard square covered with felt. CONDITION: Good.

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