Collection Highlights
Broadway, A.T. Stewart Dry Goods Store
Date:
1851
Object Number:
PR.020.FF.28
Medium:
1896 photo-mechanical color reproduction of an engraving
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Candlestick
Object Number:
1965.904b
Date:
1840-1850
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 5 in. ( 29.2 x 14 x 12.7 cm )
Description:
Opaque blue and white alabaster candlestick; blue hexagonal socket decorated with alternating fleur-de-lis and scrolls on pedestal stem joined by a wafer to white baluster standard with acanthus leaves at top and bottom on hexagonal domed base; hollow interior with pontil mark.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair (Jennie Sinclair)
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
