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  • Argand Lamp

    Argand Lamp

    Attributed to Messenger Company

    Date: 1835–40
    Accession Number: 1983.355

  • Box with Medallion Top

    Box with Medallion Top

    Date: 1770–1800
    Accession Number: 83.2.223

  • Candelabrum

    Candelabrum

    Date: ca. 1836
    Accession Number: 67.262.8

  • Candelabrum

    Candelabrum

    Date: 1800–1900
    Accession Number: 55.75.1

  • Candelabrum

    Candelabrum

    Date: 1800–1900
    Accession Number: 55.75.2

  • Candelabrum

    Candelabrum

    Date: 1810–20
    Accession Number: 46.67.77a–k

  • Candelabrum

    Candelabrum

    Date: 1810–20
    Accession Number: 46.67.78a–k

  • Candelabrum

    Candelabrum

    Date: 1810–20
    Accession Number: 54.172.1

  • Candelabrum

    Candelabrum

    Date: 1810–20
    Accession Number: 54.172.2

  • Candelabrum

    Candelabrum

    Date: ca. 1836
    Accession Number: 67.262.9

  • Candelabrum

    Candelabrum

    Date: ca. 1836
    Accession Number: 67.262.10

  • Candelabrum

    Candelabrum

    Date: 1795–1810
    Accession Number: 68.177.2

  • Candelabrum

    Candelabrum

    Date: 1795–1810
    Accession Number: 68.177.3

  • Centerpiece

    Centerpiece

    Date: 1800–1900
    Accession Number: 55.75.3a, b

  • Candelabrum

    Candelabrum

    N. Hooper

    Date: 1800–1900
    Accession Number: 67.14.1

  • Candelabrum

    Candelabrum

    N. Hooper

    Date: 1800–1900
    Accession Number: 67.14.2

  • Candlestick

    Candlestick

    Josiah Wedgwood and Sons (1759–present)

    Date: 1775–1800
    Accession Number: 23.91.1

  • Candlestick

    Candlestick

    Josiah Wedgwood and Sons (1759–present)

    Date: 1775–1800
    Accession Number: 23.91.2

  • Chandelier

    Chandelier

    Date: ca. 1853
    Accession Number: 64.36.3a–I

  • Chandelier

    Chandelier

    Date: 1900–1940
    Accession Number: 41.190.363

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  • Argand Lamp
    Argand Lamp

    Attributed to Messenger Company

    Date: 1835–40
    Accession Number: 1983.355

  • Box with Medallion Top
    Box with Medallion Top

    Date: 1770–1800
    Accession Number: 83.2.223

  • Candelabrum
    Candelabrum

    Date: ca. 1836
    Accession Number: 67.262.8

  • Candelabrum
    Candelabrum

    Date: 1800–1900
    Accession Number: 55.75.1

  • Candelabrum
    Candelabrum

    Date: 1800–1900
    Accession Number: 55.75.2

  • Candelabrum
    Candelabrum

    Date: 1810–20
    Accession Number: 46.67.77a–k

  • Candelabrum
    Candelabrum

    Date: 1810–20
    Accession Number: 46.67.78a–k

  • Candelabrum
    Candelabrum

    Date: 1810–20
    Accession Number: 54.172.1

  • Candelabrum
    Candelabrum

    Date: 1810–20
    Accession Number: 54.172.2

  • Candelabrum
    Candelabrum

    Date: ca. 1836
    Accession Number: 67.262.9

  • Candelabrum
    Candelabrum

    Date: ca. 1836
    Accession Number: 67.262.10

  • Candelabrum
    Candelabrum

    Date: 1795–1810
    Accession Number: 68.177.2

  • Candelabrum
    Candelabrum

    Date: 1795–1810
    Accession Number: 68.177.3

  • Centerpiece
    Centerpiece

    Date: 1800–1900
    Accession Number: 55.75.3a, b

  • Candelabrum
    Candelabrum

    N. Hooper

    Date: 1800–1900
    Accession Number: 67.14.1

  • Candelabrum
    Candelabrum

    N. Hooper

    Date: 1800–1900
    Accession Number: 67.14.2

  • Candlestick
    Candlestick

    Josiah Wedgwood and Sons (1759–present)

    Date: 1775–1800
    Accession Number: 23.91.1

  • Candlestick
    Candlestick

    Josiah Wedgwood and Sons (1759–present)

    Date: 1775–1800
    Accession Number: 23.91.2

  • Chandelier
    Chandelier

    Date: ca. 1853
    Accession Number: 64.36.3a–I

  • Chandelier
    Chandelier

    Date: 1900–1940
    Accession Number: 41.190.363

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