chandelier

Object NameChandelier

Manufacturer F. & C. Osler (English Manufacturer, active 1807-1922)

Made FromGlass, Brass

Dateabout 1860-1880

Place MadeEngland, Birmingham

TechniqueBlown, cut, pressed, gilded

SizeOverall H: 162.8 cm

Accession Number95.2.13

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Exhibitions

Glass of the Maharajahs: European Cut Glass Furnishings for Indian Royalty

On ViewEuropean Gallery

Interpretive Notes

Web Text

F. & C. Osler opened a showroom in Calcutta (Kolkata) to serve its Indian customers. This type of chandelier was illustrated in its Indian sales catalog of about 1878. The chandelier was available in three sizes (six, eight, and 12 arms) and three colors (green, ruby, and blue). This green chandelier was originally purchased by the Nizam (ruler) of Hyderabad in southern India.

Physical DescriptionTransparent deep emerald green, green and yellow-green glass; brass; blown, cut, pressed, gilded. Eight curving arms with large tulip-shaped shades with gilded decoration of leaves and band at rim. Long shaft with six prisms (each with three jewels) suspended from brass arms near top prism and jewels at top transparent green, prisms on bobeches transparent green some points transparent green, some transparent yellow-green small balls on Bg transparent green.
Provenance

Source Nesle Inc. - 1995-12-29