Richard D. Scofield Period Lighting red tin 6-light candle chandelier circa 1980. Non-electrified. Fine exact reproduction of a primitive colonial-era chandelier hand crafted by the late Richard D. Scofield of Period Lighting Fixtures, Chester, CT. The chandelier's original counterpart hung in the Museum Manor of St. George, Smith's Point, Great South Bay, NY. Measures 19” W X 11.25” H with 6 arms and a 17-inch hook for a total drop of 28 inches. It is #C109-8 in the original Period Lighting Fixtures catalog. Richard D. Scofield made the finest exact copies of period American lighting in the country and was allowed by Historic Deerfield to make copies of its collection. After he died at an early age, the company continued under different ownership but finally closed. The earlier works like this one are coveted by collectors of period Americana.