First let me say I am constantly buying and paying to return things in hopes of finding the perfect match. With that said, this is my second pendant I purchased for my impossible front door clearance that is on a slope. I thought long and hard about this one and finally took the plunge anticipating a perfect match. They said this pendant is 16.5 inches in height, and I took into consideration a couple inches for the ceiling plate but as it turns out the ceiling plate is roughly 4 inches... Something they do not disclose. Let it be known, we had to bend the one chain link we could get clearance for AND took off the bottom screw. That left me with a total height of 21.5 inches. The description was very deceiving. Thankfully with a little modifications I am able to enjoy the beauty of the fixture. But buyer beware, they did not detail the minimum height the entire fixture will hang.