Pair of Girandoles Manufacturer: William F. Shaw (American, 1845–1900)

1849–52

American Decorative Arts

On view, 1st floor, American Decorative Arts before 1900
Medium

Gilded cast iron with marble and cut lead glass

Dimensions

each: 14 1/4 × 6 1/4 × 3 1/4 in. (36.2 × 15.9 × 8.2 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Stephen Parks, B.A. 1961

Accession Number

2018.152.2.1-.2

Geography

Manufactured in Boston, Massachusetts

Culture

American

Period

19th century

Classification

Lighting Devices

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Provenance
Neal Auction Company, Inc., New Orleans, La., October 5, 1996, lot 176; by purchase to Stephen Parks, New Haven, Conn., 1996–2018; by gift to Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 2018
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

girandoles

Marks

"W. F. SHAW / 174 WASH'N ST / BOSTON / PATENT / DEC 18 1849" molded into back of each base; "674" molded into each stem

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