id: 317973
accession number: 2018.203.1
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Candle Stand (torchère) (1 of 2), c. 1773. Thomas Chippendale (British, 1718–1779). Gilt-wood, gesso; 124 x 56 x 51 cm (48 13/16 x 22 1/16 x 20 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 2018.203.1
title: Candle Stand (torchère) (1 of 2)
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creation date: c. 1773
creation date earliest: 1768
creation date latest: 1778
current location: 203A British Painting and Decorative Arts
creditline: John L. Severance Fund
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culture: England, 18th century
technique: Gilt-wood, gesso
department: Decorative Art and Design
collection: Decorative Arts
type: Furniture and woodwork
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CREATORS
* Thomas Chippendale (British, 1718–1779) - artist
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measurements: 124 x 56 x 51 cm (48 13/16 x 22 1/16 x 20 1/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: British Gallery Reinstallation (June 2020)
opening date: 2020-06-30T04:00:00
British Gallery Reinstallation (June 2020). The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
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PROVENANCE
Sir Peniston Lamb, 1st Viscount Melbourne [1748-1819], commissioned from the maker, then by descent to Admiral of the Fleet Lord Walter Talbot Kerr [1839-1927].
date: Probably 1773-1819
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Admiral of the Fleet Lord Walter Talbot Kerr [1839-1927]
date: ?-1923
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(Messrs. Foster, house sale at Brocket Hall, Hertfordshire, March 9, 1923, lot 364, sold to Sir Charles Nall-Cain, 1st Lord Brocket [1866-1934]
date: ?-1923
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Sir Charles Nall-Cain, 1st Lord Brocket [1866-1934], then by descent to the Lord Brocket Will Trust
date: 1923-1934
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Lord Brocket Will Trust
date: 1934-
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(Christie's, London, November 16, 1995, no. 357, sold to Mr. S. Jon Gerstenfeld, Washington, DC)
date: ?-1995
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Mr. S. Jon Gerstenfeld, Washington, DC
date: 1995-
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(Christie's, London, July 5, 2018, no. 9, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
date: ?-2018
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The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
date: 2018-
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
Christie's London. Important English Furniture. July 7, 1994. no. 100.
page number: Mentioned: p. 120; Reproduced: p. 121
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IMAGES
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