Candelabrum with Engraved Panel

Object Name:

Department

American

Maker(s)

T. G. Hawkes & Co., Manufacturer

Place Made:

United States, Corning, NY

Date:

1920-1930

Color

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colorless

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silver

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Technique

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glassblowing

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cutting

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engraving

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  - engraving (ref)

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assembling

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Material

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glass

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sterling silver

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Dimensions:

Overall H: 20.9 cm, W: 27.8 cm; Base Diam: 10.1 cm

Accession Number:

2011.4.54

Location:

On Display

Description

Colorless glass; sterling silver; blown, cut, engraved, assembled. Candelabrum (a) with rectangular engraved panel depicting four swimming fish (b). Engraved panel fits in sterling silver mount, which also holds two glass inverted bell-shaped panel-cut candle cups. Sterling silver mount fixed to circular colorless panel-cut glass foot.

Label Text

A similar piece is shown in a 1920's photograph of the Hawkes showroom on Market Street in Corning, NY.

Inscription

STERLING Stamped lowest knop on silver mount

42-4-89 Scratched underside of silver mount

AWKES STERLING Stamped waisted portion of silver mount

Provenance

From the Cutter's Wheel, Source to 2011-05-18

Publications (1)

Publications

Recent Acquisitions (2012) illustrated, p. 14, middle;

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