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It is made of ormolu: the various elements have been cast in bronze then chased and gilt.<br><br><b>Design & Designing</b><br>The candelabra were made to a design by the architect James Stuart (1713-1788) by a major ormolu manufacturer, Diedrich Nicolaus Anderson (died 1767).  He is known to have exhibited tripods after Stuart's designs at the Free Society of Artists in London in 1761.  Anderson was employed by the leading architects of the 1760s, including Sir William Chambers (1723-1796) and Robert Adam (1728-1792).  His patrons included Hugh Percy, 1st  Duke of Northumberland, at Syon House near London, and Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Baron Scarsdale, at Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire.  This candelabrum is very similar to a pair made for Spencer House, London.  Few details are known of ormolu manufacturers working before Matthew Boulton (1728-1809), although the London trade must have been quite substantial. Anderson is one of the very few manufacturers in the capital who has been identified.<br><br><b>People</b><br>Matthew Boulton bought models from Anderson's widow in 1768, and in 1770 he acquired much of the remaining stock from Anderson's shop.  Boulton was clearly heavily influenced by Anderson's models and designs: his candelabra have bases very similar to those on this Anderson three-light candelabrum.","physicalDescription":"","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Stuart, James 'Athenian'","id":"A8895"},"association":{"text":"designer","id":"AAT25190"},"note":"after"},{"name":{"text":"Anderson, Diederich Nicolaus","id":"A8089"},"association":{"text":"maker","id":"AAT251917"},"note":"probably"}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[],"techniques":[{"text":"casting","id":"AAT53104"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"Ormolu (gilt bronze), with cast and applied decoration","categories":[{"text":"Lighting","id":"THES48925"}],"styles":[],"collectionCode":{"text":"MET","id":"THES48599"},"images":["2023NR3290"],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"011","id":"THES412096"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"Candelabrum","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"London","id":"x28980"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"ca. 1760","earliest":"1755-01-01","latest":"1764-12-31"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[{"object":{"text":"M.279-1975","id":"O78520"},"association":""}],"creditLine":"","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Height","value":"47.2","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"maximum","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"31.7","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"maximum","note":""},{"dimension":"Depth","value":"18.6","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"maximum","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"Dimensions checked: Measured; 28/02/2000 by APS. Base = inside point > inside point: 17.5 cms; max, perpendicular to foot: 19.2 cms","marksAndInscriptions":[],"objectHistory":"Made in London, probably by Diederich Nicolaus Anderson (died in 1767), after designs by James Stuart (born in London 1713, died there in 1788)","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Candelabrum, ormolu, London, ca. 1760","bibliographicReferences":[],"production":"","productionType":{"text":"","id":""},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[{"text":"BADA 2004 Exhibition label:\r\nCANDELABRUM\r\nOrmolu, London, around 1760, probably made by Diederich Nicolaus Anderson (d. 1767) after a design by James 'Athenian' Stuart (1713-88)\r\nCandle vases such as this were popular in England in the 1760s when there was a strong craving for the 'antique taste'.  This was particularly fuelled by archaeological discoveries at Herculaneum and Palmyra, and was encouraged in various forms by architects such as James Stuart, William Chambers and the brothers Robert and James Adam.  DN Anderson was a well-known bronze-worker in London during this period.\r\nM.279A-1975","date":{"text":"March 2004","earliest":"2004-03-01","latest":"2004-03-31"}}],"partNumbers":["M.279A-1975"],"accessionNumberNum":"279","accessionNumberPrefix":"M","accessionYear":1975,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":[],"recordModificationDate":"2025-09-12","recordCreationDate":"2003-04-28","availableToBook":true}}