candlestick

Object NameCandlestick

Made FromNon-lead Glass

Dateprobably 1830-1839

Place MadeUnited States, probably PA, Pittsburgh

TechniqueFree blown, pressed

SizeOverall H: 20.5 cm; Rim Diam (Socket): 6.75 cm; Base Diam: 9.5 cm

Accession Number50.4.204 B

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Not On View

Physical DescriptionCandlestick. Non-lead glass, colorless; free-blown with pressed base; deep cylindrical socket with galleried flange, applied triple-blade collar at bottom of socket and top of drawn baluster of shaft resting on triple-blade knop, applied pressed flaring conical base with smooth outside, round scalloped rim, and pattern inside: beaded bull's-eye in each scallop of rim; stippling in outer spaces formed by interlacing ovals, small flowerlike motif in middle spaces, beaded oval in inner spaces, five ribs to small conventional ornament at top of cone; traces of rough pontil mark.
Provenance

Source George S. McKearin (b. 1874) - 1950-07-31