Collection Highlights
Wedding dress: yellow brocade with lace
1730-50 with several alterations into the 20th century
1949.115a
Silk brocade, needlepoint lace; silk chiffon
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Candlestick
Object name
Candlestick
Date
1840-1855
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 9 1/8 x 4 1/2 in. ( 23.2 x 11.4 cm )
Description
Amber lead glass candlestick pressed in single mold; hexagonal, baluster-shaped socket and stem; hollow, tapering, straight-sided hexagonal standard and trumpet-shaped base with baluster.
Object Number
INV.3769a
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
