Candlestick (one of a pair) / John Carter
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- Accession Number
- 1968/1.48
- Title
- Candlestick (one of a pair)
- Artist
- John Carter
- Artist Nationality
- English
- Artist Life Dates
- (active ca. 1767 - 1789)
- Medium and Support
- silver
- Object Creation Date
- 1770-1771
- Object Creation Place
- Europe (continent)
- United Kingdom (nation)
- England (country)
- Creation Place 1
- Europe (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- United Kingdom (nation)
- Creation Place 3
- England (country)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Raymond C. Smith
- Style/Group/Movement
- Neoclassical
- Dimensions
- 31.2 cm x 12.5 cm x 12.5 cm (12 5/16 in. x 4 15/16 in. x 4 15/16 in.)
- Century
- 18th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Decorative Arts
- Primary Object Type
- candlestick
- Secondary Object Classification
- Decorative Arts
- Secondary Object Type
- silver
- 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.
- Subject Matter
- This meticulously detailed candlestick is in the form of a fluted column topped with a composite capital, which is one of the classical architectural orders developed in ancient Greece and Rome. The adaptation of ornament from Antiquity for this candlestick reflects the reigning English taste of the time for neoclassical style, and would have testified to the refinement and status of the owner.
- Primary Keywords
- candlesticks
- capitals
- columns (architectural elements)
- fluting
- silverwork
- strigillation
- Secondary Keywords
- architectural elements
- candleholders
- candles and candleholders
- capitals and capital components
- column components
- columns and column components
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- descriptors
- design elements
- edging and surfacing patterns
- furnishings
- furnishings by form or function
- lighting devices
- lighting devices by form
- metalwork
- object genres
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- patterns (design elements)
- patterns by specific type
- structural elements
- structural elements and structural element components
- supporting and resisting elements
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 981 x 1469
- File Size
- 141 KB
- Record
- 1968/1.48
- Link to this Item
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"Candlestick (one of a pair); John Carter." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1968-sl-1.48/1968_1.48.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 16, 2024.
