Collection Highlights
Atom Bomb Hits New York City: Illustration for "Hiroshima, U.S.A." in Collier's, 5 August 1950, cover
1950
1956.7
Oil on paper laid on board
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Candle holder
Object name
Candle holder
Date
1800-1900
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 2 1/2 x 2 5/8 in. ( 6.4 x 6.7 cm )
Description
Purplish-blue pattern-molded glass candle holder; cylindrical form with rounded bottom and flared and folded-over rim; pattern-molded in a multi-part mold with an overall lattice pattern; pontil mark on base.
Credit Line
Bequest of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number
1952.155i
Gallery Label
Candle holders like this, which are also known as Christmas or Vigil lights, were probably meant to hang or sit in a frame of some sort.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
