Jamb Hook

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metal candle holders, two present, made of dark metal, possibly iron or steel, with a rectangular base plate and a decorative top piece featuring a teardrop shape. Each holder has two arms extending from the base plate, each ending in a turned wooden-like finial. A circular hole is in the center of the base plate and in the center of the top piece. The holders are symmetrical, with identical parts mirrored on either side of the center. The image is in black and white. The title of the piece is "Jamb Hook" by an unknown artist.