Candlestick
Myer Myers · American
Date: 1755–60
Medium: Silver
Dimensions: Overall: 10 3/16 x 5 1/2 in. (25.9 x 14 cm); 20 oz. 14 dwt. (643.2 g) Without bobeche: 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm); 18 oz. 15 dwt. (583.7 g) Bobeche: 1 11/16 x 2 7/8 in. (4.3 x 7.3 cm); 1 oz. 18 dwt. (59.5 g)
Country: United States
Culture: American
Sansbury-Mills Fund, 1972
Date range
1755 – 1760
Largest dimension
24.8 cm
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