candlestick

Object NameCandlestick

Made FromLead Glass

Dateabout 1840-1860

Place MadeUnited States, New England

TechniquePressed

SizeH: 17 cm, D(base): 10.9 cm

Accession Number67.4.51

Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. John F. Staub

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

On ViewAmerican Gallery

Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass; pressed in "petal and loop" pattern. Hexagonal candle socket with six petals around rim above a baluster stem ending in six petals; joined by a wafer to a hollow pressed dome-shape standard with seven loops around.
Provenance

Source Mrs. John F. Staub