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candlestick

Object NameCandlestick
Made FromNon-lead glass
Date1918-1938
Place MadeCzechoslovakia
TechniqueMold-blown, cased, enameled, applied
Accession Number89.3.28 B
Credit LineGift of Edward J. and Dorothy C. Dolan
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
The Tradition of the Avant-Garde: Bohemian Glass 1820-1935
Not On View
Physical DescriptionCandlestick. Opaque orange non-lead glass cased in colorless, black decoration; mold-blown, cased, enameled, applied. Hollow candlestick with wide flared rim, decorated with three small black enamel scrolled vine segments with dot leaves, upturned ground and polished edge with black enamel bands; straight narrow cylindrical opening with intricate linear vine pattern and small black and white dots; stem, decorated with narrow vertical lines, flares slightly towards black stepped base and wide scroll vine and banded decorated foot; mold marks, no pontil. Candlestick has associated wooden candlestick painted black with mottled gold paint at top and bottom third.
Provenance
Source Edward J. Dolan - 1989-12
Source Dorothy C. Dolan - 1989-12