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