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The Peale Family
1773-1809
1867.298
Oil on canvas
Artist/Maker: Charles Willson Peale

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Candlestick

Candlestick
Object name 
Candlestick
Date 
1850-1900
Medium 
Glass
Dimensions 
Overall: 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 4 in. ( 21.6 x 11.4 x 10.2 cm )
Description 
Blue-green pressed lead glass candlestick; hexagonal baluster-shaped socket with gadrooned rim and circular cartouches on hexagonal baluster standard with oval cartouches on hexagonal faceted pedestal base with loop decoration; hollow interior ribbed like a lemon-squeezer.
Credit Line 
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair (Jennie H. Sinclair)
Object Number 
1965.855a
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.