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William F. Shaw, manufacturer

Candelabrum, 1849

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Description

Maker

  • William F. Shaw, fl. 1845-1900, American, manufacturer

Culture

American

Title

Candelabrum

Year

1849

Medium

Gilt brass, marble, cut-glass prisms

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • glass,
  • marble,
  • gilding,
  • gilded,
  • brass (alloy),
  • brass (alloy)

Place

Boston; Massachusetts

Type

  • Lighting Devices

Credit

Edgar J. Lownes Fund

Object Number

1993.025.1

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Lighting Unplugged

July 12 - October 13, 1996

18th and 19th-Century American Galleries

Charles Pendleton House

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