Collection Highlights
WILD STYLE: TRACY 168
1992
2003.38.6
Black marker and felt tip pen on heavy paper with glue residue from a bound border at left
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Luce Center
Candlestick: blue dolphin
Object name
Candlestick: blue dolphin
Date
1845-1865
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 7 x 4 1/4 in. ( 17.8 x 10.8 cm )
Description
Blue pressed lead glass candlestick with dolphin standard; hexagonal socket and baluster stem; stem joined by wafer to dolphin standard mounted on hexagonal base with incurving sides.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number
1952.226a
Gallery Label
Due to the popularity of dolphin candlesticks, glass houses began to manufacture them in a variety of colors and with a range of different bases and sockets. Dolphin lamps and dishes were also produced. Because of their popularity among modern collectors, they have also been produced in the twentieth century.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
