Candlesticks and holder

Museum number:
9-16541a-d
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210916541a@2dd
Accession number:
Acc.3362
Description:
Candlesticks (a-b), multicolored cloisonne enamel on brass. The two candlesticks have dragon motifs with scroll patterned background. Candlesticks rest on two wood stands (c-d). Cast brass with enamel. China unspecified. Decorative; to hold candles.. (19th C.). A. h. 20.5 cm, diam. 9.5 cm. B. h. 20.5 cm, diam 13.0 cm. C. h. 4.0 cm, diam. 13.0 cm. D. 4.1 cm, diam, 13.0cm.
Donor:
Edward J. Mahoney Jr. and Mrs. E. J. Mahoney Jr.
Collection place:
China
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Candlesticks and Dragons
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Candlesticks and holder, accession number 9-16541a-d, described as Candlesticks (a-b), multicolored cloisonne enamel on brass. The two candlesticks have dragon motifs with scroll patterned background. Candlesticks rest on two wood stands (c-d). Cast brass with enamel. China unspecified. Decorative; to hold candles.. (19th C.). A. h. 20.5 cm, diam. 9.5 cm. B. h. 20.5 cm, diam 13.0 cm. C. h. 4.0 cm, diam. 13.0 cm. D. 4.1 cm, diam, 13.0cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Candlesticks and holder, accession number 9-16541a-d, described as Candlesticks (a-b), multicolored cloisonne enamel on brass. The two candlesticks have dragon motifs with scroll patterned background. Candlesticks rest on two wood stands (c-d). Cast brass with enamel. China unspecified. Decorative; to hold candles.. (19th C.). A. h. 20.5 cm, diam. 9.5 cm. B. h. 20.5 cm, diam 13.0 cm. C. h. 4.0 cm, diam. 13.0 cm. D. 4.1 cm, diam, 13.0cm.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Candlesticks and holder, accession number 9-16541a-d, described as Candlesticks (a-b), multicolored cloisonne enamel on brass. The two candlesticks have dragon motifs with scroll patterned background. Candlesticks rest on two wood stands (c-d). Cast brass with enamel. China unspecified. Decorative; to hold candles.. (19th C.). A. h. 20.5 cm, diam. 9.5 cm. B. h. 20.5 cm, diam 13.0 cm. C. h. 4.0 cm, diam. 13.0 cm. D. 4.1 cm, diam, 13.0cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Candlesticks and holder, accession number 9-16541a-d, described as Candlesticks (a-b), multicolored cloisonne enamel on brass. The two candlesticks have dragon motifs with scroll patterned background. Candlesticks rest on two wood stands (c-d). Cast brass with enamel. China unspecified. Decorative; to hold candles.. (19th C.). A. h. 20.5 cm, diam. 9.5 cm. B. h. 20.5 cm, diam 13.0 cm. C. h. 4.0 cm, diam. 13.0 cm. D. 4.1 cm, diam, 13.0cm.

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