Twelve-light torchère (one of a pair)
Pierre Philippe Thomire
ca. 1840
Medium
Malachite veneered on copper, patinated bronze, gilt bronze
Dimensions
Overall: 102 x 16 7/8 x 16 7/8in. (259.1 x 42.9 x 42.9cm); Pedestal: 42 1/2 x 16 7/8 x 16 7/8 in., approx. 200lb. (108 x 42.9 x 42.9 cm, 90.7194kg); Plinth: 14 x 12 1/4 x 12 1/4 in., approx. 40lb. (35.6 x 31.1 x 31.1 cm, 18.1439kg); Urn: 25 1/2 x 19 in., approx. 40lb. (64.8 x 48.3 cm, 18.1439kg)
Classification
Natural Substances
Culture
French
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Rodman A. de Heeren, 1964
Accession Number
64.163.1a–d
Rights
Public Domain