candlestick
Object NameCandlestick
Made FromLead glass, sulphide
Dateabout 1820-1840
Place Madeprobably France
Techniqueblown, cut, encased, molded sulphide
SizeOverall H: 26.8 cm, Diam: 13.2 cm
Accession Number84.3.190
Credit LineClara S. Peck Endowment Fund
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass, white sulphide; blown, cut, encased, molded sulphide. Tall form, with candle cup on top; rounded, upturned rim, with diagonal cut grooves on the underside; cylindrical socket with rounded base, with faceted prismatic cutting above a band of cross-cut diamonds; capstan section; tall, tapering section with heavy cut ribbing alternating with cut sharp rings, in horizontal rings; face polished flat, showing an enclosed molded three-dimensional figure of a kneeling winged putto, with floral hat, held by two fabric bands which extend over the child's shoulder, and are grasped in his hands; wide cylindrical collar at the base of the stem; spreading, step-cut, circular foot with paneled rim; cut radial grooves on the underside of the foot.Provenance
Source
Louis Lyons
- 1984-04-06
Purchased from Louis Lyons in 1984 using funds from the Clara S. Peck Endowment Fund. Catalogue cards say that these objects were a bequest of Clara S. Peck (by exchange).
Purchased from Louis Lyons in 1984 using funds from the Clara S. Peck Endowment Fund. Catalogue cards say that these objects were a bequest of Clara S. Peck (by exchange).
