Candlestick Maker: Helen Keeling Mills (American, 1871–1939)

ca. 1905

American Decorative Arts

On view, 3rd floor, Modern and Contemporary Art and Design

Helen Keeling Mills was a member of the National Society of Craftsmen and the Boston Society of Arts and Crafts. The exaggerated rivets, hammered surface, and cusped outlines of her candlestick recall medieval or colonial metalwork.

Medium

Sterling silver

Dimensions

2 1/2 × 5 1/2 × 6 1/4 in. (6.4 × 14 × 15.9 cm)

Credit Line

American Arts Fellows' Fund in honor of the 25th Anniversary of the Friends of American Arts at Yale

Accession Number

1999.69.1

Geography

Made in New York, New York

Culture

American

Period

20th century

Classification

Lighting Devices

Disclaimer

Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of records is ongoing.

Provenance
According to the dealer, the candlestick came out of a California estate.
Bibliography
  • "Acquisitions, 1999," in "The Architecture of the Yale University Art Gallery," special issue, Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin (2000), 162
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

candlesticks

Subject

Women makers

Marks

Struck STERLING (incuse) and etched H/M/K vertically in a rectangle on the underside of base.

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