About this artwork
Gilt girandoles adorned countless parlor mantelpieces and tables in mid-19th century American homes. These particular girandoles refer to James Fenimore Cooper’s Last of the Mohicans, which tells the tragic story of the Mohawks and their attempt to rescue a young white woman abducted by a renegade Huron. The central candelabra shows Chief Chingachgook seated on a log, next to Natty Bumppo, whom he raised to manhood. Behind them stands Chingachgook’s son, Unicas. These three, along with Major Duncan Heyward, seen at the right, set out to free the abducted Cora Munro, at the left.
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Status
- Currently Off View
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Department
- Arts of the Americas
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Artists
- Isaac F. Baker , Cornelius and Company (Manufacturer)
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Title
- Girandoles
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Places
- Philadelphia (Object made in:), United States (Artist's nationality:)
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Date
- c. 1848-1851
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Medium
- Gilt bronze, marble, and glass
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Inscriptions
- Marked centerpiece back, middle, in cast: "Cornelius & Co."; stamped centerpiece back, middle-top, in cast: "PATENT. // DECEMBER. 5 / 1848". Marked Major Duncan Heyward figure back, left-middle, in cast: "Cornelius & Co."; stamped Major Duncan Heyward figure back, left-bottom, in cast: "PATENT. / APRIL.10.1849". Marked Cora Munro figure back, left-bottom, in cast: "Cornelius & Co."; stamped Cora Munro figure back, left-middle, in cast: "Patent. / April 10 / 1810".
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Dimensions
- Max: H.: 45.1 cm (17 3/4 in.)
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Credit Line
- Purchased with funds provided by Antiquarian Society through Judith Carmack York
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Reference Number
- 1995.102a-c
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IIIF Manifest
- https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/136999/manifest.json
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