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Grenadier cap
1740-1770
1890.3
Wool, linen

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Candlestick

Candlestick
Object name 
Candlestick
Date 
1865-1895
Related People 
Subject: Jesus
Medium 
Glass
Dimensions 
Overall: 10 1/4 x 4 3/4 in. ( 26 x 12.1 cm )
Description 
Opaque white pressed lead glass candlestick in the shape of a crucifix; socket molded with scrolls and flame motifs above cross with figure of Christ on domed base in the shape of a rock above ribbed band.
Credit Line 
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair (Jennie H. Sinclair)
Object Number 
1965.879b
Gallery Label 
Several companies made crucifix candlesticks in the second half of the nineteenth century.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.