Collection Highlights
Receipted bill, John Vernon to Benjamin White
Date:
1794
Object Number:
MSS.3
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Candlestick
Object Number:
1965.855b
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 4 in. ( 21.6 x 11.4 x 10.2 cm )
Description:
Blue-green pressed lead glass candlestick; hexagonal baluster-shaped socket with gadrooned rim and circular cartouches on hexagonal baluster standard with oval cartouches on hexagonal faceted pedestal base with loop decoration; hollow interior ribbed like a lemon-squeezer.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair (Jennie H. Sinclair)
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
