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Shrewsbury River, New Jersey
1859
S-229
Oil on canvas
Artist/Maker: John Frederick Kensett

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Candlestick

Candlestick
Object name 
Candlestick
Date 
1845-1865
Medium 
Glass
Dimensions 
Overall: 10 5/8 x 3 5/8 x 3 5/8 in. ( 27 x 9.2 x 9.2 cm )
Description 
Translucent green pressed lead glass candlestick with dolphin standard; hexagonal petal socket and baluster stem with six petals at bottom; stem joined by wafer to dolphin standard mounted on square, stepped plinth.
Credit Line 
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair (Jennie H. Sinclair)
Object Number 
1965.894b