Candle Stand
Maker
Unknown, American
Additional Title(s)
- Candle Stand with Spade Feet
ClassificationsDECORATIVE ARTS
Dateca. 1800
Mediummahogany
Dimensions29 x 20 1/2 x 17 1/4 in. (73.7 x 52.1 x 43.8 cm.)
DescriptionNew England candle stand with octagonal top, vase-shaped pedestal and spade feet
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Gail-Oxford Collection
Label TextWith its spare, octagonal top, vase-shaped pedestal and long-curving legs ending in spade feet, this candle stand is typical of furniture produced in the Neoclassical style, which was fashionable in America in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The table would have held a candle and been placed beside a chair to provide light for reading, sewing, or writing.Status
On viewObject number2017.5.4