GENERAL DESCRIPTION
While this remarkably tall candlestick does not appear in Gustav Stickley’s retail catalogues, smaller versions of it were available. The scale, tapering form, and pyramidal base recall Frank Lloyd Wright’s 1893 design for a copper weed-holder, but unlike Wright’s work, this piece bears deep marks of the planishing hammer and prominent rivets at its base, emphasizing its handmade nature.
Excerpt from
Kevin Tucker, "Gustav Stickley and the American Arts and Crafts Movement" label copy, January 2011
NOTES
TMS Updates - Text entry and Geo Xrefs - place of origin - JBA (10/30/2017)
I updated Provenance and Published References in TMS.
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PROVENANCE
Before d. 2009: Dr. Edgar G. McKee (d. 2009), Sherman, Texas [1]
2009-2011: Estate of Dr. Edgar G. McKee (Dorothy McKee), Sherman Texas [1], [2]
2011: Cathers and Dembrosky, Ramsey, New Jersey, on consignment from the above [2]
From 2011: Dallas Museum of Art, purchased from the above [2], [3]
[1] See undated Provenance Note in TMS Text Entry. See also Kevin W. Tucker, Gustav Stickley and the American arts & crafts movement (Dallas, Texas: Dallas Museum of Art, 2010).
[2] Kevin Tucker, "Acquisition Proposal," 2011 (dated September 6, 2011, copy in Collections Records Object File).
[3] See Cathers and Dembrosky invoice (dated July 28, 2011, copy in Collections Records Object File) and Dallas Museum of Art purchase order (dated September 30, 2011, copy in Collections Records Object File).
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- British Museum~Learn more about Frank Lloyd Wright’s similar design for a copper weed-holder.
- The Stickley Museum~Learn more about the origins of Stickley furniture and designs.
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General Description
While this remarkably tall candlestick does not appear in Gustav Stickley’s retail catalogues, smaller versions of it were available. The scale, tapering form, and pyramidal base recall Frank Lloyd Wright’s 1893 design for a copper weed-holder, but unlike Wright’s work, this piece bears deep marks of the planishing hammer and prominent rivets at its base, emphasizing its handmade nature.
Excerpt from
Kevin Tucker, "Gustav Stickley and the American Arts and Crafts Movement" label copy, January 2011
Fun Facts
Archival Resources
Web Resources
- British Museum~Learn more about Frank Lloyd Wright’s similar design for a copper weed-holder.
- The Stickley Museum~Learn more about the origins of Stickley furniture and designs.
Notes
TMS Updates - Text entry and Geo Xrefs - place of origin - JBA (10/30/2017)
I updated Provenance and Published References in TMS.
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Cultures
Geography
Process/materials
Historical periods
Individuals
Subject terms
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
Before d. 2009: Dr. Edgar G. McKee (d. 2009), Sherman, Texas [1]
2009-2011: Estate of Dr. Edgar G. McKee (Dorothy McKee), Sherman Texas [1], [2]
2011: Cathers and Dembrosky, Ramsey, New Jersey, on consignment from the above [2]
From 2011: Dallas Museum of Art, purchased from the above [2], [3]
[1] See undated Provenance Note in TMS Text Entry. See also Kevin W. Tucker, Gustav Stickley and the American arts & crafts movement (Dallas, Texas: Dallas Museum of Art, 2010).
[2] Kevin Tucker, "Acquisition Proposal," 2011 (dated September 6, 2011, copy in Collections Records Object File).
[3] See Cathers and Dembrosky invoice (dated July 28, 2011, copy in Collections Records Object File) and Dallas Museum of Art purchase order (dated September 30, 2011, copy in Collections Records Object File).
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