Designer:

Thomas Germain, French, 1673 – 1748  Search this

Print Maker:

Benoit II Audran, French, 1698 – 1772  Search this

Publisher:

Benoit II Audran, French, 1698 – 1772  Search this

Medium:

Etching on paper

Object Name:

Print

Type:

Print

Made in:

France

Published in:

Paris, France

Date:

1748

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Design for an ornate candelabra flanked by two winged putti (children) at the base. The candelabra is decorated with flowers, scrolling leaves and acanthus leaves, c-scrolls, shell, and bark motifs with two seated figures above. A female holding a flame and another with feathers on their head.

Credit Line:

Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council

Accession Number:

1921-6-464-5

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq409fe66c3-4567-4be4-8563-58362908d5b0

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1921-6-464-5