Artist Christopher Dresser, English, 1834-1904
Manufacturer Richard Perry, Son and Co., English, active late 19th century
Title
  • Candlestick
Date 1883
Medium Tinned iron, brass and wood
Dimensions Overall: 5 3/4 × 7 1/2 × 5 1/2 inches (14.6 × 19.1 × 14 cm)
Credit Line Gift of Jerome and Patricia Shaw
Accession Number 1991.1116
Department European Modern Art to 1950
On View Modern N2AA, Level 2 (see map)
Marks Stamp, in brass, below handle: DRESSERS' DESIGN.
Stamp, in brass, below handle: [mark]
Stamp, andon underside: PERRY/SON/ & CO.
Mark, in black paint, on underside: [mark]
Jerome and Patricia Shaw;
1991-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
Whiteway, M., ed. Christpher Dresser: A Design Revolution. London, 2004, (fig. 245).