id:			119220
accession number:	1940.14
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1940.14
updated:		2024-03-26 01:57:40.319000

Candelabrum Pair , 1757–1758. François Thomas Germain (French, 1726–1791). Silver; diameter: 19.9 cm (7 13/16 in.); overall: 38.1 x 24.5 cm (15 x 9 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1940.14

title:				Candelabrum Pair 
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creation date:			1757–1758
creation date earliest:		1757
creation date latest:		1758
current location:		216A French and German
creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture:	France, Paris
technique:	silver
department:	Decorative Art and Design
collection:	Decorative Arts
type:		Silver
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CREATORS

* François Thomas Germain (French, 1726–1791)  - fabricated by

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measurements: Diameter: 19.9 cm (7 13/16 in.); Overall: 38.1 x 24.5 cm (15 x 9 5/8 in.)
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	inscription:	on base: Fait par F. T. Germain sculpr offre du roy aux galleries du Louvre a Paris 1758.
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Exhibition of the Month: "Rococo Style in Various Arts
	opening date:   1945-06-07T04:00:00
	<i>Exhibition of the Month: "Rococo Style in Various Arts</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 7-September 30, 1945).

	title:		All That Glitters: Great Silver Vessels in Cleveland's Collection
	opening date:   1994-11-23T05:00:00
	<i>All That Glitters: Great Silver Vessels in Cleveland's Collection</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 23, 1994-January 8, 1995).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	made for the Russian Court in the 1750s.  (Arnold Seligmann, Rey & Co., New York).
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook.</em> Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 294
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1958/page/n59

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 138
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n162

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 138
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n162

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 183
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n203

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