candlestick
Object NameCandlestick
Maker
Tiroler Glashütte KG
Made FromGlass
Date1989
Place MadeAustria
TechniqueCast or pressed, acid-polished
SizeOverall H: 6.2 cm, W: 7.5 cm, D: 7.1 cm
Accession Number89.3.38
Credit LineGift of Prof. Claus Josef Riedel
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless glass; cast or pressed, acid-polished. Solid block: regular pentagonal horizontal cross-section; flat top with cylindrical socket for candle and beveled edges; vertical side and flat bottom; underside has 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)
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