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Hand-shaped candleholder

Prussian workshop (?)1500/1700

Nicolaus Copernicus Museum in Frombork

Nicolaus Copernicus Museum in Frombork
Frombork, Poland

A candle holder in the form of a wall lamp. It consists of two elements: a cartouche in the form of a mascaron surrounded by a rollwerk ornament and an upright, muscular hand sticking out of the monster's mouth. Placed in a clenched hand

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  • Title: Hand-shaped candleholder
  • Creator: Prussian workshop (?)
  • Date Created: 1500/1700
  • Location Created: Prussia
  • Physical Dimensions: 26 x 31 x 46 cm
  • Type: craftsmanship
  • Medium: gilded wood
  • Art Genre: candleholder
  • Art Form: craftsmanship
  • Support: gilded wood
Nicolaus Copernicus Museum in Frombork

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