Collection Highlights
Flags on 57th Street, Winter of 1918
1918
1984.68
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Candle holder
Object name
Candle holder
Date
1800-1900
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 3 x 3 in. ( 7.6 x 7.6 cm )
Description
Emerald green pattern-molded glass candle holder; spherical form with rounded bottom and flared and folded-in rim; pattern-molded in a multi-part mold with an overall lattice pattern; pontil mark on base.
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Arthur H. Merritt
Object Number
1961.410
Gallery Label
Candle holders like this, also known as Christmas or Vigil lights, were probably intended to be hung or placed in racks.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
