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Candlestick

Candlestick
Object name 
Candlestick
Date 
1880-1900
Medium 
Glass
Dimensions 
Overall: 9 1/4 x 4 x 4 in. ( 23.5 x 10.2 x 10.2 cm )
Description 
Blue-green pressed lead glass candlestick; ribbed socket with upturned bobeche with C-scrolls on square standard with incurving sides decorated with floral garlands on square pedestal base with canted corners and eight semi-circulat feet decorated with alternating flowers and lion's heads; no pontil mark.
Credit Line 
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair (Jennie H. Sinclair)
Object Number 
Z.476
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.