Candelabra
Unknown Artist
late 19th–early 20th century (15th century style)
Medium
Pewter
Dimensions
Overall: 9 5/8 x 6 5/16 x 3 7/16 in. (24.5 x 16 x 8.7 cm)
Classification
Metalwork-Copper alloy
Culture
German (?)
Department
Medieval Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Henry Victor Burgy, 1901
Accession Number
01.23.2
Tags
Art Historical Context
This elegant pewter candelabra, crafted by an unknown artist in the late19th or early 20th century evokes the intricate metalwork of 15th-century Germany. Standing at just over 9 inches tall, with a compact base measuring about 6 by 3 inches, it exemplifies the historicist revival popular during that era, when artisans drew inspiration from medieval designs to celebrate Gothic and Renaissance traditions. Likely featuring male figures—hinted at by its thematic tags—the piece would have served both functional and decorative purposes in a domestic or ecclesiastical setting, holding candles to ill...