Girandole Set (Three Pieces)
Title
Girandole Set (Three Pieces)
Description
An elaborate central three-arm girandole with two single-column girandoles, all on marble plinth-form bases. Jenny Lind pattern of gilded brass. Supports for prisms are oval shaped but different from most candlesticks of Jenny Lind style. Simple candle sockets would indicate this set was not made by Cornelius Company, which produced most of the girandole sets of this pattern. Prisms are star cut "colonial" drops and buttons, likely original to the pieces.
Source
Purchase
Publisher
Athens-Clarke Heritage Foundation
Date
ca. 1850s
Rights
All items and images © their respective copyright holders. Please contact Athens-Clarke Heritage Foundation for permission regarding reproduction and use.
Format
Center girandole: 18 7/8 in. high x 18 1/4 in. wide
Side girandoles: 15 in. high
Side girandoles: 15 in. high
Type
Brass
Glass
Marble
Glass
Marble
Identifier
1998.17.01
Coverage
Athens (Ga.)
Clarke County (Ga.)
Spatial Coverage
H105
Ware Double Parlor North
Date of Acquisition
1998-07-13
Condition
One piece of marble has crack. Original patina texture; not buffed.
Provenance
Originally belonged to Oglethorpe County Barrow family. Purchased from Sue Fan Barrow Tate, whose aunt was Barrow.
Collection
Citation
“Girandole Set (Three Pieces),” Ware-Lyndon House Collection, accessed May 18, 2024, https://warelyndonhouse.omeka.net/items/show/69.
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