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candlestick

candlestick

Object NameCandlestick
Made FromLead Glass
Date1830-1840
Place MadeUnited States
Techniquepressed base, blown socket
SizeH: 22.5 cm, W (base): 9.1 x 9.1 xm
Accession Number86.4.167
Credit LineBequest of the Estate of Martha J. Herpst
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass; pressed base, blown socket. Cylindrical candle socket, everted at rim, tooled solid, triple knopped stem, attached by a triple merese to socket; another triple merese below stem to which is applied a pressed stepped (4 steps) scalloped base, hollow underneath.
Provenance
Source Estate of Martha J. Herpst