Collection Highlights
Pierre Toussaint (ca. 1781-1853)
Date:
ca. 1825
Object Number:
1920.4
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Candlestick
Object Number:
INV.560
Date:
1900-1930
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 x 4 3/4 in. ( 20.3 x 12.1 cm )
Description:
Colorless blown lead glass candlestick; deep cylindrical socket with flaring, slightly down-turned rim; annular knop below bobeche and above hollow, baluster-shaped standard; conical foot.
Gallery Label:
Lack of wear indicates that this candlestick may be a twentieth century reproduction of an early nineteenth century form.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
