The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 23, 2024
Pricket Candlestick
early 1500s
Overall: 45.5 x 19.6 cm (17 15/16 x 7 11/16 in.)
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Paul G. Ecker 1974.185
Location: 112 Northern Renaissance
Description
This object is an example of a type of metalwork known as "dinanderie," produced in and around the town of Dinant on the River Meuse in the Belgian province of Namur. Late medieval Dinant specialized in the production of these finely cast and finished objects in brass alloy, supplying aquamanilia, candlesticks, patens, basins, baptismal fonts, and other altar furniture throughout the Meuse Valley and for export beyond.- Dr. and Mrs. Paul G. Ecker, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- Lee, Sherman E. “The Year in Review for 1974.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 62, no. 3 (March 1975): 62–102. Reproduced: p. 68; Mentioned: p. 97, no. 18 www.jstor.org
- Year in Review: 1974. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 11-April 6, 1975).
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