SAPFM Museum Furniture Collection

Pair of Candle Stands (torchères)

Thomas Chippendale (British, 1718–1779)

Pair of Candle Stands (torchères), Thomas Chippendale (British, 1718–1779), c. 1773, Gilt-wood, gesso

Maker: Thomas Chippendale (British, 1718–1779)
Date: c. 1773
Medium: Gilt-wood, gesso
Dimensions: Each: 154 x 56 x 51 cm (60 5/8 x 22 1/16 x 20 1/16 in.)
Form: Stand
Origin: England
Culture: England
Museum: Cleveland Museum of Art
Accession: 2018.203
Credit line: John L. Severance Fund

Candle stands usually held silver or crystal candelabra that were lit for evening entertainment.

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