Candleholder

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Object Name: 
Candleholder
Place Made: 
United States, New England
Accession Number: 
68.4.519
Dimensions: 
H: 12.8 cm, D(base): 9.5 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
about 1830-1835
Primary Description: 
Colorless, lead glass; pressed. Socket with floral pattern above vertical fluting; attached by a bladed knop to columnar stem with octagonal-shape base with acanthus leaves on stippled background; base rough ground underneath.

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Department: 
Modern
Provenance: 
Esterly, Louise S., Source
Rose, James (1899-1975), Former Collection
Color: 
colorless
Technique: 
pressing

Publications (1)

American and European Pressed Glass in The Corning Museum of Glass (1981) illustrated, p. 46, #84; BIB# 30457