FDA-A.80:2-2010
Parts
Object number
FDA-A.80:2-2010
Object type
Identification
Title
Luxmoore Altar Candlestick
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Description
Candlestick from brass Altar set
Description
Dimensions
height (actual size): 900mm
width (base): 250mm
width (base): 250mm
Inscription
Lettering: 'Ex dono Henrici Elford Luxmoore'; dated: '1869'
Material
brass
Physical description
Embossed with scrolling foliage, fruiting swags and acanthus
Scrolling tripartite base with Cupid masks centres, and with claw feet
Extensive restorations
Scrolling tripartite base with Cupid masks centres, and with claw feet
Extensive restorations
Production
Date
1869
Note
English
History and association
Object history note
Provenance: Collection at Catesby Hall, Northamptonshire;; collection of H. E. Luxmoore; by whom presented to Eton College in 1902
