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Candlestick
Manufacturer: Possibly American Flint Glass Works (American, 1764 -1774)
Manufacturer: Possibly Mount Washington Glass Works (American, about 1837-1870)
Date: 1850-1860
Dimensions:
H: 8 13/16 in. (21.55 cm); Base W: 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm); Rim Diam: 2 7/16 in. (6.2 cm)
Medium: White alabaster glass
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Harold G. Duckworth
Object number: 1969.163
DescriptionSocket and stem pressed in the same manner as 1966.37 and probably in the same mold, but with a deeper plunger (5.0 cm [2 in.] as compared to 3.0 cm [1-3/16 in.]). Joined by a wafer to a four-step hexagonal base with two circular knops at top. Base pressed in a female mold of two vertical sections by a plain male plunger of cylindrical and hexagonal form that formed the hollow interior of the column, base, and underside of base. Rough pontil mark around bottom edge of hollow column.
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