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Candlestick
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Candlestick

Place of OriginUnited States, probably New England
Date1820-1840
DimensionsH: 26.7 cm (10 1/2 in.); Rim Diam: 6.0 cm (2 3/8 in.); Base Diam: 10.7 cm (4 7/32 in.)
MediumBlown and tooled glass.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Harold G. Duckworth
Object number
1968.36A
Not on View
DescriptionAlmost colorless glass. Socket blown and finished by tooling. Joined by a solid, rounded knop to a hollow inverted baluster, then joined by multiple solid, tooled knops to the foot. Thick, almost flat circular foot. Large, rough, solid pontil mark.
Published ReferencesWilson, Kenneth M., American Glass, 1760-1930: The Toledo Museum of Art, New York: Hudson Hills Press in association with the Toledo Museum of Art, [Lanham, Md.]: National Book Network [distributor], c1994; 2 v. (879 p.): ill. (some col.); 32 cm., 1994, p. 190, no. 168.

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