Candlestick

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Candlestick

Place of OriginProbably New England

Date1840-1855

DimensionsH: 6 7/8 in. (17.6 cm); Base Diam: 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm); Rim Diam: 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm)

MediumWhite alabaster glass

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Harold G. Duckworth

Object number

1969.106

Not on View

DescriptionSocket and stem pressed in a female mold of three vertical sections by a plain male plunger that formed the interior of the socket, with a cap ring that formed the top of the petals. Joined by a wafer to a base pressed in the same mold as that used for 1969.109. Pontil mark in center of base.

Comparative ReferencesSee also Wilson, 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. 432, no. 660.