Twelve-light torchère (one of a pair)
Object type: Torchère 
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French
Artist: Pierre Philippe Thomire
Artist bio: French, Paris 1751–1843 Paris
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: French
Date: ca. 1840
Medium: Malachite veneered on copper, patinated bronze, gilt bronze
Dimensions: Overall: 8 ft. 6 in. × 16 7/8 in. × 16 7/8 in. (259.1 × 42.9 × 42.9 cm)
Classification: Natural Substances
Credit line: Gift of Rodman A. Heeren, 1964
Accession year: 1964