id:			317973
accession number:	2018.203.1
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2018.203.1
updated:		2025-07-03 20:49:08.045000

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
	<i>British Gallery Reinstallation  (June 2020)</i>. 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. <em>Important English Furniture</em>. July 7, 1994. no. 100.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 120; Reproduced: p. 121
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