Candlestick
Object type: Candlestick
Department: The American Wing
Culture: American
Artist: Cornelius Kierstede
Artist bio: 1674–ca. 1757
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: American
Date: ca. 1705
Medium: Silver
Dimensions: Overall: 11 3/4 x 6 7/16 x 6 7/16 in. (29.8 x 16.4 x 16.4 cm); 26 oz. 2 dwt. (811.9 g)
Candlestick (without bobeche): H. 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm); 22 oz. 18 dwt. (712.9 g)
Bobeche: 2 3/16 x 2 13/16 x 2 3/4 in. (5.6 x 7.1 x 7 cm); 3 oz. 4 dwt. (99 g)
Geography: Made in New York   United States  
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Clermont L. Barnwell, 1964
Accession year: 1964