Collection Highlights
Section of water pipe
1800-1840
X.47
Wood, iron
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Candlestick
Object name
Candlestick
Date
1850-1870
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 7 x 4 1/8 x 3 3/4 in. ( 17.8 x 10.5 x 9.5 cm )
Description
Opaque light blue alabaster pressed lead glass candlestick; hexagonal socket on standard composed of three progressively larger baluster knops on a hexagonal pedestal base; hollow interior with pontil mark.
Object Number
INV.11889a
Gallery Label
Candlesticks of this form were reproduced in the 1920s, but the wear on the base and the deterioration of the alabaster suggests that these are original.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
