Quillwork Sconce
Object type: Sconce
Department: The American Wing
Culture: American
Artist: Ruth Read
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: American
Date: 1720–40
Medium: Paper, shells, wire, glass
Dimensions: 28 3/4 x 10 7/8 in. (73 x 27.6 cm)
Geography: Possibly made in Redding   United States  
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Screven Lorillard, 1952
Accession year: 1952
Tags: Flowers