Girandoles (candleholders)

Esquema

Getty AAT: Objects Facet

Jerarquía

Furnishings and Equipment (Hierarchy Name) > Furnishings (Hierarchy Name) > furnishings (artifacts) > <furnishings by form or function> > lighting devices > <lighting devices by form> > <candles and candleholders> > candleholders

Descripción

Figural candelabras or candlesticks of the mid- to late 19th century, made of cast brass with gilt finish, and having marble bases and cut prisms around the candle sockets, often used in sets consisting of a candelabrum flanked by two candlesticks; term originally applied to the set as well as to the individual pieces; also an ornate wall sconce with one or more candle branches mounted on the wall or attached to the sides of a mirror.

URI original del concepto

http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300037585

Otros términos

  • girandes [nl]
  • girándulas [es]
  • girandole (candleholder) [en]
  • gerandoles [en]
  • girondoles [en]
  • jerrandoles [en]
  • girande [nl]
  • girándula [es]