Monumental mirror sconce (one of a pair)
Object type: Sconce
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: German, Augsburg
Artist: Johann Jakob II Priester|Peter Rahm|Paul Solanier
Artist bio: German, 1676–1762|German, 1661–1737|German, 1635–1724
Artist role: Maker|Maker|Maker
Artist nationality: German|German|German
Date: 1717–18
Medium: Silver, embossed, chiseled, engraved and gilded; mirror glass (19th century replacement); wood frame
Dimensions: .2 confirmed: 39 1/2 × 26 3/4 × 14 1/2 in. (100.3 × 67.9 × 36.8 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Silver
Credit line: Purchase, Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Acquisitions Fund, in memory of Anna-Maria Kellen, and in celebration of the Museum’s 150th Anniversary, 2018
Accession year: 2018