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On View In:
Gallery 337
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Artist:
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English or Irish
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Title:
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Eight-armed chandelier
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Date:
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late 18th century
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Medium:
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Glass with metal central fixture
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Credit Line:
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Gift of James F. and Louise H. Bell in memory of James S. and Sallie M. Bell
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Location:
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Gallery 337
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Object Description
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Classification:
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Glass
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Physical Description:
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Eight-armed chandelier with original hurricane shades. Shaft carved with pineapple cutting; dished bobeches hung with cut pear drops. Top of baluster shaft finished with domed piece of flat cut glass with pear drops; bottom with a finial. Arms and hurricane shades rendered pale violet in tone through action of Sun. Metal core of fixture silvered.
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Creation Place:
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Europe, England or Ireland
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Accession #:
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40.6
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Owner:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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