Candlesticks (pair)
Classification:
Date:
1840-1855
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
each: 7 1/4 x 4 1/2 in.
Description:
Pair of blue pressed lead glass candlesticks; hexagonal socket with petal-form rim on hexagonal baluster stem joined by wafer to hexagonal knop above a seven-loop trumpet-shaped base; base hollow with pontil mark.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair (Jennie H. Sinclair)
Object Number:
1965.858ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1855
eMuseum Object ID:
24582
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Dish
Classification:
Date:
1835-1850
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 x 6 3/4 x 4 1/2 in. ( 1.9 x 17.1 x 11.4 cm )
Description:
Colorless, lead glass; pressed. Oval shape with fleur-de-lis, pinwheels, and fans on sides and a butterfly within a circular beaded frame at center.
Object Number:
INV.12961
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
24581
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Dish
Classification:
Date:
1830-1845
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 12 1/8 x 9 in. ( 5.1 x 30.8 x 22.9 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed lead glass serving dish; rectangular with crossed peacock feathers and diamonds on sides and ends and peacock eyes surrounding rectangular panel with canted corners with plaid pattern with strawberry diamonds at center.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair (Jennie H. Sinclair)
Object Number:
1965.804
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1845
eMuseum Object ID:
24580
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Candlesticks (pair)
Classification:
Date:
1845-1865
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
each: 10 1/2 x 4 x 4 in. ( 26.7 x 10.2 x 10.2 cm )
Description:
Pair of pressed lead glass candlesticks with dolphin standard; translucent green hexagonal petal socket and baluster stem with six petals at bottom; stem joined by wafer to translucent white dolphin standard mounted on square, stepped plinth.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair (Jennie H. Sinclair)
Object Number:
1965.892ab
Gallery Label:
Due to the popularity of dolphin candlesticks, glass houses began to manufacture them in a variety of colors and with a range of different bases and sockets. Dolphin lamps and dishes were also produced. Because of their popularity among modern collectors, they have also been produced in the twentieth century.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1865
eMuseum Object ID:
24579
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cup plate
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1841
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 3 3/8 in. ( 1.3 x 8.6 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed lead glass plate; circular form with scalloped edge; in well, portrait bust (profile) of William Henry Harrison in military uniform, with name and birthday inscribed above and below profile, with circle of stars around edge of well; lozenges (with stippled edges), with "PRESIDENT" and "1841" inscribed, on top and bottom of interior rim, also ornamented with bunting and tassels (Lee-Rose 569).
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1940.389
Marks:
pressed: on top edge of interior rim: "PRESIDENT"
pressed: on bottom edge of interior rim: "1841"
pressed: on top, well: "MAJ. GEN. W. H. HARRISON"
pressed: on bottom, well: "BORN. FEB. 9. 1778."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1841
eMuseum Object ID:
24578
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Candlestick
Classification:
Date:
1845-1865
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 3/8 x 3 5/8 x 3 5/8 in. ( 26.4 x 9.2 x 9.2 cm )
Description:
Opaque white pressed lead glass candlestick with dolphin standard; hexagonal petal socket and baluster stem with six petals at bottom; stem joined by wafer to dolphin standard mounted on square plinth.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair (Jennie H. Sinclair)
Object Number:
1965.893b
Gallery Label:
Due to the popularity of dolphin candlesticks, glass houses began to manufacture them in a variety of colors and with a range of different bases and sockets. Dolphin lamps and dishes were also produced. Because of their popularity among modern collectors, they have also been produced in the twentieth century.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1865
eMuseum Object ID:
24577
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cup plate
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1841
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 3 3/8 in. ( 1.3 x 8.6 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed lead glass cup plate; circular form with scalloped edge; in well, portrait bust (profile) of William Henry Harrison in military uniform, with name and birthday inscribed above and below profile, with circle of stars around edge of well; lozenges (with stippled edges), with "PRESIDENT" and "1841" inscribed, on top and bottom of interior rim, also ornamented with bunting and tassels (Lee-Rose 569).
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Robert C. Taylor
Object Number:
1945.412
Marks:
pressed: on top edge of interior rim: "PRESIDENT"
pressed: on bottom edge of interior rim: "1841"
pressed: on top, well: "MAJ. GEN. W. H. HARRISON"
pressed: on bottom, well: "BORN. FEB. 9. 1778."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1841
eMuseum Object ID:
24576
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Candlesticks, green and white dolphin
Classification:
Date:
1845-1865
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 1/2 x 4 x 4 in. ( 26.7 x 10.2 x 10.2 cm )
Description:
Pressed lead glass candlestick with dolphin standard; translucent green hexagonal petal socket and baluster stem with six petals at bottom; stem joined by wafer to translucent white dolphin standard mounted on square, stepped plinth.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair (Jennie H. Sinclair)
Object Number:
1965.892b
Gallery Label:
Due to the popularity of dolphin candlesticks, glass houses began to manufacture them in a variety of colors and with a range of different bases and sockets. Dolphin lamps and dishes were also produced. Because of their popularity among modern collectors, they have also been produced in the twentieth century.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1865
eMuseum Object ID:
24575
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Candlestick
Classification:
Date:
1845-1865
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 1/2 x 4 x 4 in. ( 26.7 x 10.2 x 10.2 cm )
Description:
Pressed lead glass candlestick with dolphin standard; translucent green hexagonal petal socket and baluster stem with six petals at bottom; stem joined by wafer to translucent white dolphin standard mounted on square, stepped plinth.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair (Jennie H. Sinclair)
Object Number:
1965.892a
Gallery Label:
Due to the popularity of dolphin candlesticks, glass houses began to manufacture them in a variety of colors and with a range of different bases and sockets. Dolphin lamps and dishes were also produced. Because of their popularity among modern collectors, they have also been produced in the twentieth century.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1865
eMuseum Object ID:
24574
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bowl: Oval Pattern
Classification:
Date:
1835-1845
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/2 x 9 x 6 1/2 in. ( 3.8 x 22.9 x 16.5 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed lead glass bowl; rounded rectangular shape with tulips at corners, Gothic arches along sides, and four framing pineapples surrounding cruciform motif with five-petaled flower in square frame at center.
Object Number:
INV.12929
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1845
eMuseum Object ID:
24572
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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