Research: Luce Center for American Art

Candelabra, One of Pair
Accession #1993.152.2
Maker Reed & Barton
TitleCandelabra, One of Pair
Dateca. 1928
MediumPewter
Dimensions5 3/4 x 7 x 4 3/8 in. (14.6 x 17.8 x 11.1 cm)
MarksImpressed on bottom: "PEWTER / REED & BARTON / 106 / torch (date letter for 1929)"
Credit LineGift of Jewel Stern
LocationVisible Storage: Case 20, Shelf J (Pewter)
DescriptionCandlestick: Candlestick, pewter. Circular, sloping foot rises to central shaft circled by alternating concave and convex rings, and with a conical terminal topped by pineapple finial. Conical terminal is intersected by U-shaped branch with scalloped ridge on underside. Each terminal of branch supports a cylindrical socket above a sloping drip pan; drip pans have scalloped rim. CONDITION: Corrosion to surface and normal wear, especially to drip pans.