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Title

Lamp Stand in the shape of a teapot with floral designs

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

18th-19th century

Object Creation Date

18th century - 19th century

Accession Number

1986/2.103

Medium and Support

porcelain with blue underglaze painting

relevance

rank 9.52448

Secondary Keywords

candleholders

candles and candleholders

descriptors

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

lighting devices

lighting devices by form

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

pottery (object genre)

stoneware

Title

Leaf from a book of hours with a funeral mass

Artist

Gold Scrolls Group

Physical Description

This miniature painting depicts a group of male figures gathered around a coffin draped with a blue cloth. Two pairs of candles set on tall candlesticks are placed at the head and foot of the coffin. To the left of the coffin stand four mourners wearing long gray robes with hoods. Facing them from the other side of the coffin are three tonsured clergymen dressed in white, who look at an open book placed before them. The group stands upon a green tiled floor next to a pink wall. The background is painted red and decorated with an exuberant pattern of gold scrolling foliage motifs.

Artist Life Dates

active circa 1415-1450

Century

15th century

Object Creation Date

1415-1455

Accession Number

1993/2.8

Medium and Support

ink, tempera, gold, and silver alloy on parchment

relevance

rank 8.32715

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

candleholders

candles and candleholders

ceremonial containers

ceremonies

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document genres

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furnishings

furnishings by form or function

information forms

lighting devices

lighting devices by form

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by activity

religions

religions and religious concepts

rites of passage

Title

Candlestick (one of a pair)

Artist

John Carter

Physical Description

This silver candlestick, one of a pair, is in the shape of a fluted column topped by a composite capital composed of a double row of acanthus leaves and four volutes at the corners. The column rests upon a stepped base made of four squares of diminishing size, the first and fourth of which are marked with a pattern of strigillations.

Artist Life Dates

(active ca. 1767 - 1789)

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1770-1771

Accession Number

1968/1.48

Medium and Support

silver

relevance

rank 7.86306

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

candleholders

candles and candleholders

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descriptors

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patterns by specific type

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Title

Candlestick (one of a pair)

Artist

John Carter

Physical Description

This silver candlestick, one of a pair, is in the shape of a fluted column topped by a composite capital composed of a double row of acanthus leaves and four volutes at the corners. The column rests upon a stepped base made of four squares of diminishing size, the first and fourth of which are marked with a pattern of strigillations.

Artist Life Dates

(active ca. 1767 - 1789)

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1770-1771

Accession Number

1968/1.49

Medium and Support

silver

relevance

rank 7.86306

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

candleholders

candles and candleholders

capitals and capital components

column components

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components

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descriptors

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edging and surfacing patterns

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

lighting devices

lighting devices by form

metalwork

object genres

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objects we use

patterns (design elements)

patterns by specific type

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

supporting and resisting elements

Title

Vanitas (Still Life), with globe, skull, candle, tazza, and covered cup

Artist

Willem Claesz Heda

Physical Description

This remarkable still life depicts a table crowded with, among other things, a gilded covered goblet, a wide saucer-shaped silver tazza, a celestial globe painted with images of the constellations, a skull wearing a laurel wreath, and an extinguished candle, all rendered in exquisite detail with careful attention paid to the effects of light and texture. While the arrangement of objects may appear casual, the composition is artfully balanced along two diagonal axes centered on the two cups that lie crossed on the table. The repetition of ovoid shapes throughout the painting and the monochrome tonality with its restricted range of hues and values, a hallmark of Heda's style, assures the seamless integration of the sundry objects into a unified whole.

Artist Life Dates

1594-1680

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1633-1635

Accession Number

1965/2.55

Medium and Support

oil on panel

relevance

rank 6.89448

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animal material by form or function

candleholders

candles and candleholders

containers

containers by function or context

containers for serving and consuming food

culinary containers

descriptors

drinking vessels

european

european styles and periods

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

information artifacts

information artifacts by physical form

information forms

lighting devices

lighting devices by form

materials

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people and culture

renaissance-baroque styles and periods

skeleton and skeleton components

skeleton components

still lifes

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

vessels for serving and consuming food

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Walls of Jade

Artist

Herbert Lewis Fink

Artist Life Dates

born 1921

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1921-1984

Accession Number

1984/1.279

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 6.41206

Secondary Keywords

architecture

candles and candleholders

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

genres

lighting devices

lighting devices by form

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

people and occupations

standing

Title

Seelenmesse der Georgiritter (Mass for the Dead of the Knights of St. George in

Artist

Max Slevogt

Artist Life Dates

1868-1932

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1911

Accession Number

1953/2.21

Medium and Support

etching and drypoint on paper

relevance

rank 6.41182

Secondary Keywords

candles and candleholders

crosses

figures

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

lighting devices

lighting devices by form

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

people and occupations

Title

Bird and Candles

Artist

Marc Chagall

Artist Life Dates

Russia, 1889-1985

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

1996/1.67

Medium and Support

color lithograph on cream wove paper

relevance

rank 6.40397

Secondary Keywords

animals

candles and candleholders

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

lighting devices

lighting devices by form

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

the natural world

Title

Fears (Ängste), pl. 7 from 'A Glove' (Ein Handschuh), Opus VI

Artist

Max Klinger

Artist Life Dates

1857-1920

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1878-1881

Accession Number

1986/1.155.7

Medium and Support

etching on off-white wove paper

relevance

rank 6.40397

Secondary Keywords

candles and candleholders

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

lighting devices

lighting devices by form

objects we use

people and occupations

the natural world

time

waterscapes

Title

Domestic Still Life

Artist

Tony Berlant

Artist Life Dates

Born 1941

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1988

Accession Number

1988/1.156

Medium and Support

found metal collage on plywood with steel brads

relevance

rank 6.35823

Secondary Keywords

candles and candleholders

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

genres

lighting devices

lighting devices by form

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

Title

Ten Million New Members by Christmas - Join the Red Cross, and on Christmas Eve a Candle in Every Window, a Service Flag for Every Home

Artist

L. N. Britton

Artist Life Dates

1858-1934

Object Creation Date

circa 1917

Accession Number

1954/2.35.10

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 6.28644

Secondary Keywords

architecture

atmospheric effects

candles and candleholders

crosses

drapery

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

how we live

lighting devices

lighting devices by form

objects we use

plants

posters

text-based art

the natural world

trees

war

Title

Dead Souls: Figure with Candle

Artist

Marc Chagall

Artist Life Dates

Russia, 1889-1985

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1923-1927

Accession Number

1953/2.36

Medium and Support

etching and drypoint on paper

relevance

rank 6.18907

Secondary Keywords

candles and candleholders

figures

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

how we live

lighting devices

lighting devices by form

modern and contemporary art

objects

objects we use

people and occupations

rites of passage

Title

Capture of Fort Ticonderoga

Artist

Alonzo Chappel

Artist Life Dates

1828-1887

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

before 1856

Accession Number

1895.37

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 6.18833

Secondary Keywords

american revolution

candles and candleholders

figures

fortresses

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

how we live

lighting devices

lighting devices by form

objects

objects we use

people and occupations

swords

war

weaponry

Title

Yearnings (Wünsche), pl. 3 from 'A Glove' (Ein Handschuh), Opus VI

Artist

Max Klinger

Artist Life Dates

1857-1920

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1878-1881

Accession Number

1986/1.155.3

Medium and Support

etching and aquatint on off-white wove paper

relevance

rank 6.14982

Secondary Keywords

candles and candleholders

clothing

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

lighting devices

lighting devices by form

objects

objects we use

people and occupations

plants

the natural world

Title

Analysis of Beauty

Artist

William Hogarth

Artist Life Dates

1697-1764

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1753

Accession Number

1971/2.62

Medium and Support

engraving on paper

relevance

rank 6.11797

Secondary Keywords

candles and candleholders

clothing

faces

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

genres

lighting devices

lighting devices by form

objects

objects we use

visual and tactile

Title

Page, from "Photograph Album of the Holy Land"

Artist

Felix Bonfils

Artist Life Dates

1831-1885

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1860-1885

Accession Number

1994/2.29.1

Medium and Support

nine albumen prints on mounted in a paper bound album

relevance

rank 6.07285

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

bible

candles and candleholders

crosses

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

household objects

lighting devices

lighting devices by form

locality

middle east

new testament

objects

objects we use

religion

religions

Title

News of the Titanic

Artist

John Sloan

Artist Life Dates

1871-1951

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1912

Accession Number

1964/1.107

Medium and Support

crayon, ink and graphite on off-white paper

relevance

rank 5.99742

Secondary Keywords

candles and candleholders

document genres

document genres by conditions of production

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

information forms

lighting devices

lighting devices by form

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

publications

serials

Title

A Rake's Progress. Plate III (He revels)

Artist

William Hogarth

Artist Life Dates

1697-1764

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1735

Accession Number

1962/1.109

Medium and Support

etching and engraving on paper

relevance

rank 5.94788

Secondary Keywords

candles and candleholders

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

genres

lighting devices

lighting devices by form

objects we use

people and culture

physical activities

physical activities by general context

Title

The Garroted Man

Artist

Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes

Physical Description

A man in a white robe is seated with his back against a wooden post. In his hands he holds a crucifix; the scene is illuminated by a large candlestick at the left of the image.

Artist Life Dates

1746-1828

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1778-1780

Accession Number

1963/2.4

Medium and Support

etching on laid paper

relevance

rank 5.93498

Secondary Keywords

candles and candleholders

crosses

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

how we live

lighting devices

lighting devices by form

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by state or condition

rites of passage

Title

Candlestick with decoration of the Labors of the Months

Artist

Artist Unknown, Turkey, Central Anatolia

Century

13th century

Object Creation Date

mid 13th century - late 13th century

Accession Number

1965/1.182

Medium and Support

cast and incised bronze, inlaid with silver and gold

relevance

rank 5.87083

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

candles and candleholders

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

lighting devices

lighting devices by form

objects we use

people and culture

religions

religions and religious concepts

Title

Candlestick with scenes of paired figures drinking

Artist

Artist Unknown, Turkey, Central Anatolia

Century

13th century

Object Creation Date

mid 13th century - late 13th century

Accession Number

1965/1.183

Medium and Support

cast and incised bronze, inlaid with silver and gold

relevance

rank 5.87083

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

candles and candleholders

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

lighting devices

lighting devices by form

objects we use

people and culture

religions

religions and religious concepts

Title

Candlestick (one of a pair)

Artist

Louis Comfort Tiffany

Physical Description

One of a pair of candlesticks with irridescent glass cup-like vessel on metal stem

Artist Life Dates

1848-1933

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1918

Accession Number

1999/1.88A&B

Medium and Support

bronze and glass

relevance

rank 5.82782

Secondary Keywords

candles and candleholders

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

household objects

lighting devices

lighting devices by form

objects we use

Title

Candlestick (one of a pair)

Artist

Louis Comfort Tiffany

Physical Description

One of a pair of candlesticks with irridescent glass cup-like vessel on metal stem

Artist Life Dates

1848-1933

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1918

Accession Number

1999/1.87A&B

Medium and Support

bronze and glass

relevance

rank 5.82782

Secondary Keywords

candles and candleholders

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

household objects

lighting devices

lighting devices by form

objects we use

Title

Birthday Party

Artist

Richard Wilt

Artist Life Dates

1915-1981

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1949

Accession Number

1974/2.9

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 5.82313

Secondary Keywords

birthdays

candles and candleholders

dances

descriptors

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

lighting devices

lighting devices by form

materials

materials by function

modern and contemporary art

objects

objects we use

plants

the natural world

vessels

Title

Candlestick holder in the shape of a person

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

1st century

Object Creation Date

1st century - 2nd century

Accession Number

1992/2.3

Medium and Support

earthenware, red, with green lead glaze

relevance

rank 5.81275

Secondary Keywords

candles and candleholders

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

lighting devices

lighting devices by form

objects we use

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Woman Playing Cat's Cradle

Artist

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Artist Life Dates

1797 - 1861

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

early 19th century - mid 19th century

Accession Number

1974/1.100

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 5.38385

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn on the head

candles and candleholders

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories worn

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

genres

hair accessories

lighting devices

lighting devices by form

objects we use

Title

Selling Candles

Artist

Doris Spiegel

Artist Life Dates

Born 1907

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1939

Accession Number

1943.130

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 5.10324

Secondary Keywords

architecture

buildings and the land

candles and candleholders

commercial buildings

figures

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

household objects

how we live

illustrations

lighting devices

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mercantile buildings

modern and contemporary art

objects

objects we use

organizations

people and occupations

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

streets

Title

Death of the Virgin (reverse copy after Schongauer)

Artist

Israhel Meckenem

Physical Description

A four-poster bed with curtains drawn back within an interior is angled towards the viewer, showing a woman reclined on the bed and attended by numerous figures. A lighted taper is placed in her hands, with assistance of a young man on the left side of the bed. Others of the figures stand or kneel with figures hands clasped in prayer; at the lower left corner are two men kneeling at the foot of the bead looking at a book of prayers. The overall effect is concern and movement around the still figure of the woman.

Artist Life Dates

d. 1503

Century

Late 15th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1490-1500

Accession Number

1960/2.46

Medium and Support

engraving on fine off-white laid paper

relevance

rank 5.08544

Secondary Keywords

layout features

animals and creatures

candles and candleholders

components

components and systems

components by specific context

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

illustrations

illustrations by form

images and ornament

information form components

layout features

legendary creatures

lighting devices

lighting devices by form

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

Title

Calaveras Estranguladoras

Artist

Anonymous Mexican

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1940

Accession Number

1983/2.44

Medium and Support

woodcut and metalcuts on paper

relevance

rank 4.90578

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animal material by form or function

candles and candleholders

descriptors

document genres

document genres by conditions of production

figures

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

information forms

inorganic material

lighting devices

lighting devices by form

materials

materials by composition

materials by origin

modern and contemporary art

objects

objects we use

people and occupations

publications

serials

skeleton and skeleton components

standing

text-based art

transportation

vehicles

Title

The Spirit of War Camp Community Service - A Club Dinner - United War Work Campaign

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

Text: (photo caption) A Club Dinner - The Spirit of War Camp Community Service - United War Work Campaign - 4C

Century

Early 20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1918

Accession Number

1954/2.35.129

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 4.73952

Secondary Keywords

albums

army

candles and candleholders

containers

containers by function or context

containers for serving and consuming food

culinary containers

descriptors

dishes

figures

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

household objects

how we live

lighting devices

lighting devices by form

materials

materials by function

military

objects

objects we use

people and occupations

posters

seating furniture

single seating furniture

soldiers

text-based art

vessels for serving and consuming food

war

Title

A Visit to the Gallery

Artist

Pier Celestino Gilardi

Physical Description

Two women on a settee dressed in elegant 19th century attire, one holding a fan and the other a parasol, while another richly clad woman leans in close beside them, in a lavishly decorated interior setting with ornately carved gilded walls, a large mirror above the settee, inlaid marble floor, and large vases to either side of the settee. In the center of the room is a sculpture of the Medici Venus on a pedestal with her back to the viewer, her reflection evident in the mirror. Between the base of the sculpture and the viewer is an elaborately carved gilt stool covered with rich red fabric. Beside the sculpture, another woman holding a book walks towards the cluster of women.

Artist Life Dates

1837 - 1905

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1877

Accession Number

1895.94

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 4.59409

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

building divisions

candles and candleholders

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

display rooms and spaces

figures

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

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household objects

inorganic material

lighting devices

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materials

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mythology

objects

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by gender

reflections

rock

rock by form

roman

rooms and spaces

rooms and spaces by function

sculpture by subject type

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Young Girl Knitting (Jeune fille tricotant)

Artist

Camille Pissarro

Physical Description

A girl seen in profile sits, knitting something red. There is a table beyond her and a fireplace with a fan above on the wall on the right side.

Artist Life Dates

1830-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1876

Accession Number

1983/2.250

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 4.45916

Secondary Keywords

candles and candleholders

child

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories carried

coverings and hangings

coverings and hangings by location or context

coverings and hangings by specific type

coverings and hangings for furniture

coverings and hangings for storage and support furniture

descriptors

fireplaces

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

lighting devices

lighting devices by form

objects

objects we use

people and occupations

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

table coverings

textile construction processes and techniques

textile processes and techniques

Title

Hide and Seek (Cache-Cache)

Artist

Alfred Stevens

Physical Description

Panel painting depicting a young woman of high society in an interior setting filled with Asian accessories. She stands behind a door, which she holds partly open revealing a small white dog sitting in front of an armchair.

Artist Life Dates

1823-1906

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1878

Accession Number

1955/1.85

Medium and Support

oil on panel

relevance

rank 4.44494

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn on arms or hands

animals

animals and creatures

architectural elements

architecture

building divisions

candles and candleholders

clothing

components

components and systems

components by specific context

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costume accessories

costume accessories worn

doors and door components

doorway components

doorways and doorway components

figures

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

genres

handwear

how we live

lighting devices

lighting devices by form

mammals

objects

objects we use

openings (architectural elements)

openings and opening components

openings by form

people and occupations

rooms and spaces

rooms and spaces by location or context

the natural world

Title

Night Scene from Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux's "The Lectern" [Le Lutrin], Illustration for the 3rd Canto

Artist

Bernard Picart

Physical Description

Three men standing in a surprised movement with an owl coming out of an overturned lectern. There is decorated border around the drawing.

Artist Life Dates

1673-1733

Century

18th century

Accession Number

2013/2.566

Medium and Support

etching and engraving on laid paper

relevance

rank 4.24356

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn on the head

animals and creatures

architectural elements

architectural elements by building type

associated concepts

birds

candles and candleholders

christian religious building fixtures

clergy

components

components and systems

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costume

costume accessories

costume accessories worn

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

headgear

information artifacts

information artifacts by physical form

information forms

lighting devices

lighting devices by form

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

people by occupation

people in religion

people in religion and related occupations

people in the humanities

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious building fixtures