2013 Finalist National Medal for Museum and Library Service

Collection Highlights

Dressing table
1795-1810
INV.14982
Mahogany, mahogany and other inlays, white pine, yellow poplar
Possible Original Owner: Margaret Maria Livingston

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Candlestick

Candlestick
Object name 
Candlestick
Date 
1840-1850
Related People 
Artist/Maker: Boston & Sandwich Glass Company
Medium 
Glass
Dimensions 
Overall: 11 x 5 1/2 x 5 in. ( 27.9 x 14 x 12.7 cm )
Description 
Opaque blue and white alabaster candlestick; blue hexagonal socket decorated with alternating fleur-de-lis and scrolls on pedestal stem joined by a wafer to white baluster standard with acanthus leaves at top and bottom on hexagonal domed base; hollow interior with pontil mark.
Credit Line 
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair (Jennie Sinclair)
Object Number 
1965.904a
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.