Candlesticks (pair)
Classification:
Date:
1840-1855
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
each: 7 1/4 x 4 1/4 in.
Description:
Pair of white alabaster 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:
1965.873ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1855
eMuseum Object ID:
24538
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Candlestick
Classification:
Date:
1840-1855
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/4 x 4 1/4 in. ( 18.4 x 10.8 cm )
Description:
Greenish-blue pressed lead glass candlestick; 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.
Object Number:
Z.474
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1855
eMuseum Object ID:
24537
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Candlestick
Classification:
Date:
1845-1865
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 x 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. ( 25.4 x 8.9 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Pressed, lead glass candlestick with dolphin standard; translucent blue 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:
Gift of Mrs. Harris J. King
Object Number:
1938.238
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:
24536
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Candlesticks (pair)
Classification:
Date:
1840-1855
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
each: 7 1/4 x 4 1/4 in.
Description:
Pair of greenish-yellow 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:
1965.870ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1855
eMuseum Object ID:
24535
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Candlestick
Classification:
Date:
1840-1855
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/4 x 4 1/4 in. ( 18.4 x 10.8 cm )
Description:
Greenish-yellow pressed lead glass candlestick; 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:
1965.870a
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1855
eMuseum Object ID:
24534
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Candlestick
Classification:
Date:
1840-1855
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/4 x 4 1/4 in. ( 18.4 x 10.8 cm )
Description:
Yellow pressed lead glass candlestick; 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:
1965.867b
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1855
eMuseum Object ID:
24533
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Candlesticks (pair)
Classification:
Date:
1840-1855
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
each: 7 1/4 x 4 1/4 in.
Description:
Pair of yellow 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:
Gift of Dr. Arthur H. Merritt
Object Number:
1961.417ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1855
eMuseum Object ID:
24532
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tray
Classification:
Date:
1891-1902
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 7/8 x 10 7/8 x 7 in. ( 2.2 x 27.6 x 17.8 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed non-lead glass tray; rounded rectangular shape with undulating edge, with grape leaves and clusters on rim and reproduction in relief of Leonardo da Vinci's "Last Supper" in the center.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Robert P. Coates
Object Number:
1971.110p
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1902
eMuseum Object ID:
24531
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bowl
Classification:
Date:
1835-1845
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 5/8 x 7 1/4 in. ( 4.1 x 18.4 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed lead glass bowl with stippled princess feather medallion pattern on sides and four pairs of S-scrolls surrounding four small diamonds at center.
Object Number:
INV.3999
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1845
eMuseum Object ID:
24530
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Oil lamps (pair)
Classification:
Date:
1847-1860
Medium:
Glass, brass
Dimensions:
each: 9 7/8 x 5 3/8 in. ( 25.1 x 13.7 cm )
Description:
Pair of colorless pressed lead glass oil lamps; domed, flaring hexagonal font with oval on each panel; font joined with wafer to hexaganal trumpet-shaped standard with knop; dome of (a) lightly lower than that of (b).
Object Number:
INV.3961ab
Marks:
written: in ink on paper label affixed beneath base: "S"
Gallery Label:
The domed top of this lamp's font was formed by using the Magoun Patent method. This method, invented by Joseph Magoun of the New England Glass Company in 1847, eliminated moldmarks by using a hinged, three-part mold to form the sides of the font and a one-piece cylindrical mold to form a cylinder that was then tooled to form the dome.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
24529
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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