Collection Highlights
Three Iroquois: Atotárho Protected by Black Snakes, Flanked by Deganawida Offering Wampum and Hiawatha
c. 1827
X.520[dup]
Watercolor, black and brown ink, and brown gouache over graphite on beige paper, laid on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Candlestick
Object name
Candlestick
Date
1835-1845
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 8 x 3 1/8 x 3 1/8 in. ( 20.3 x 7.9 x 7.9 cm )
Description
Colorless lead glass candlestick with a blown socket and pressed standard and base; cylindrical socket with upturned bobeche joined by three-ringed knop to quatrefoil columnar standard on five-stepped quatrefoil base; hollow interior with pontil mark.
Credit Line
Gift of Fannie G. Dudley and Family
Object Number
1957.165a
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
