Monumental mirror sconce (one of a pair)

Peter Rahm

Date

1717–18

Type

Sconce

Medium

Silver, embossed, chiseled, engraved and gilded; mirror glass (19th century replacement); wood frame

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Institution

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Object number

2018.88.2

Credit

Purchase, Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Acquisitions Fund, in memory of Anna-Maria Kellen, and in celebration of the Museum’s 150th Anniversary, 2018