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Candlesticks (pair)

Candlesticks (pair)
Object name 
Candlesticks (pair)
Date 
1840-1850
Medium 
Glass
Dimensions 
overall: 11 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 5 in.
Description 
Pair of opaque blue and white alabaster candlesticks; 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 
1965.904ab
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.