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candlestick

candlestick

Object NameCandlestick
Made FromLead Glass
Date1840-1860
Place MadeUnited States
Techniquemold-blown, tooled
SizeH: 27.7 cm, D (foot): 10 cm
Accession Number86.4.169
Credit LineBequest of the Estate of Martha J. Herpst
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass; mold-blown and tooled. Cylindrical candle socket with everted rim; lower portion of socket is bulbous with applied ring just above bulbous section; applied solid stem section, applied to larger hollow section with everted ribbing all around (8 ribs), applied solid stem section, applied circular foot with rough pontil mark underneath.
Provenance
Source Estate of Martha J. Herpst