Candlestick
manufacturer
Elkington & Company
(active Birmingham, England, 1829-1963)
Dateabout 1843
Place MadeEngland, Europe
MediumSilver plate
Dimensionsheight: 25.5 cm (10 1/16 in.)
ClassificationsLighting Devices
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberM15c6
eMuseum ID726212
EmbARK ObjectID11730
TMS Source ID912
Last Updated8/9/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
BibliographyNotesGilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 101.
MarksNotesMark (on rim of base): E [in a Gothic style]
Mark (on rim of base): E & Co. with a crown above [maker's mark for Elkington & Co.]
Mark (on rim of base): 3(?) in a circle [date number, 1843]
Mark (in bottom of socket): Y [in trefoil]
Mark (on rim of base): E & Co. with a crown above [maker's mark for Elkington & Co.]
Mark (on rim of base): 3(?) in a circle [date number, 1843]
Mark (in bottom of socket): Y [in trefoil]
ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection at an unknown date.
