Medium:

Brass

Dimensions:

H x Diam: 26 x 17.1 cm (10 1/4 x 6 3/4 in)

Type:

Furniture and Furnishing

Origin:

Turkey

Date:

late 15th-early 16th century

Period:

Ottoman period

Description:

Brass candlestick with base and neck joined together by a threaded post inserted into a ring rising from the candlestick's shoulder. Each section is divided into five horizontal registers decorated with loosely drawn braids and scrolls composed by intertwining stems and split-leaves. The scrolls form five units radiating from a roundel in the widest register of the base. The design has been incised with circular punches used as accents; ring matting appears in the background.

Collection:

Freer Gallery of Art Collection

Exhibition History:

Arts of the Islamic World (May 3, 1998 to January 3, 2016)

Islamic Art (May 9, 1993 to June 3, 1997)

Islamic Metalwork in the Freer Gallery of Art (September 27, 1985 to November 17, 1986)

Turkish Art (May 26, 1982 to June 24, 1982)

Turkish Art (November 1, 1980 to May 25, 1982)

Previous custodian or owner:

Axia Art (established 1977)

Topic:

casting  Search this

chasing  Search this

incising  Search this

metal  Search this

brass (alloy)  Search this

Ottoman period (1307 - 1922)  Search this

Turkey  Search this

Arts of the Islamic World  Search this

Credit Line:

Purchase — funds provided by the James Smithson Society

Accession Number:

F1980.19

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

Related Online Resources:

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See more items in:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection

Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye37f68f88c-08f7-4e6a-a1a3-6705c6712c26

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_F1980.19