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ID: 700006421
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700006421
Record Type: Movable Work
Images: 1
Chandelier (chandelier (hanging light); Gérard-Jean Galle (French, 1788 - 1846) (French Artist); about 1818 - 1819; J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los A...; 73.DH.76;)
Titles:
Chandelier (preferred,C,U,RP,English-P,,)
Catalog Level: item
Work Types:
chandelier (hanging light) [300037622] (preferred)
..... (Objects Facet, Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Furnishings (hierarchy name), furnishings (works), <furnishings by form or function>, lighting devices, <lighting devices by form>)

Classifications:
decorative arts (preferred)

Creation Date: about 1818 - 1819

Creator Display:
Gérard-Jean Galle (French, 1788 - 1846) (French Artist) [preferred,JPGM]
Galle, Gérard-Jean (French bronze caster and gilder, 1788-1846) [500055835]
Locations:
Current: J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los Angeles county, California, United States) [500329598] J. Paul Getty Museum, J. Paul Getty Trust, Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)
Repository Numbers: 73.DH.76
Other: Creation: Paris [7008038] Île-de-France (region (administrative division)), France (nation), Europe (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)
Display Materials: Gilt bronze; enameled metal; glass
ormolu [300011048]
.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, metal, <metal by form>, plate (material), <plate by technique>)
enamel (fused coating) [300014910]
.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by function>, coating (material), <coating by composition or origin>)
metal [300010900]
.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material)
enameling [300053773]
.......(Activities Facet, Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name), <processes and techniques by specific type>, <additive and joining processes and techniques>, <surface covering processes and techniques>, coating (process))
glass (material) [300010797]
.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material)

Dimensions: Object: H: 129.5 x Diam.: 96.5 cm (4 ft. 3 in. x 3 ft. 2 in.)
Cultures:
French (preferred)

Style/Period/Group/Movement:
Neoclassical [300021477] (preferred,style)
.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, European, <modern European styles and movements>)

General Subject:
utilitarian objects (preferred)

Specific Subjects:
zodiac symbols [300009937]
.....(Physical Attributes Facet, Design Elements (hierarchy name), design elements (attributes), motifs) (AAT)

List/Hierarchical Position:
..... Movable Works
.......... Movable Works by class: decorative and utilitarian works
Sources and Contributors:
Chandelier........ [JPGM,VP]
........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)
Subject: ....... [JPGM,VP]
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