candlestick
Object NameCandlestick
Maker
Tiroler Glashütte KG
Made FromGlass
Dateabout 1989
Place MadeAustria
Techniquecast or pressed, cut, ground and acid-polished
SizeH: 10 cm, W: 9.4 cm, D: 6.9 cm
Accession Number89.3.42
Credit LineGift of Prof. Claus Josef Riedel
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless glass; cast or pressed, cut, ground and acid-polished. Solid block: rhombic horizontal cross-section; flat slanting top with beveled cylindrical socket for candle and beveled edges; vertical side and flat bottom, also with beveled edges; underside with etched mark or sand-blasted mark: "RIEDEL" (retrograde); attached to top, maker's printed label in black on white paper: in cartouche, "VORSIGHT! / Kerze nicht vollständig / hinunterbrennen! / ATTENTION! / Take care that candles do / not burn into holder!"; attached to side, maker's printed label in white on black paper: in cartouche, "Handmade in Austria / RIEDEL / since 1756 / lead crystal / over 24% PbO / 1/89".Provenance
Source
Claus Josef Riedel
(Austrian, b. Bohemia, 1925-2004)
