Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: The Consummation of Empire
1836
1858.3
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Candlestick: amber, clear
Object name
Candlestick: amber, clear
Date
1845-1865
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 11 1/8 x 3 3/4 x 3 3/4 in. ( 28.3 x 9.5 x 9.5 cm )
Description
Pressed lead glass candlestick with dolphin standard; colorless hexagonal petal socket and baluster stem with six petals at bottom; stem joined by wafer to amber dolphin standard mounted on square, stepped plinth with incurving pedistal with swags.
Credit Line
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair (Jennie H. Sinclair)
Object Number
1965.898b
Gallery Label
Due to the popularity of dolphin candlesticks, glass houses began to manufacture them in a variety of colors and with a range of different bases and sockets. Dolphin lamps and dishes were also produced. Because of their popularity among modern collectors, they have also been produced in the twentieth century.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
