Candle Stand

Maker Unknown, American

Additional Title(s)

Candle Stand with Spade Feet

Collections

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

Status

On view

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.

Object number2017.5.4