candlestick

Object NameCandlestick

Made FromLead glass, metal

Dateabout 1840

Place Madeprobably Midwestern United States

Size(A) H: 21.3 cm, D(base): 10.2 cm; (B) H: 21.4 cm, D(base): 10.2 cm; (Aa) H: 3.5 cm; (Ba) H: 3.5 cm

Accession Number65.4.34 A

Credit LineGift of Miss Gertrude J. Hoffman

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery

Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass, metal; pressed. Cylindrical deep candle socket with galleried rim, fitted with a loose metal cup less than half as deep as the socket; applied bands at base of socket; double-knopped stem applied by a triple wafer to a hollow pressed base with a pattern of diamond-filled circles around it.
Provenance

Source Gertrude J. Hoffman