Morse, Frances Clary · New York, the MacMillan Co. · leaf 338
able to use candelabra and lanijtswhich were hung with cut-glass prisms. Sets otcandelabra for the mantel were very popular, con- 312 Furniture of the Olden Time sisting of a three-branched candelabrum for themiddle and a single light for each side. The basewas usually of marble, and the gilt… … Illus. 261. —Brass Gilt Candelabra, 1820-1849. hung sparkling prisms, catching the light as theyquivered with every step across the room. A hand-some set of these is shown in Illustration 248 uponthe mantel. Illustration 260 shows a set of mantel lamps ofbronze, mounted upon marble bases and hung…
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