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candlestick
candlestick

candlestick

Object NameCandlestick with Insert
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 B
Credit LineGift of Miss Gertrude J. Hoffman
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
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
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