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Candlestick

Candlestick

 
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Object Name: 
Candlestick
Pattern Name: 
"Petal & Loop"
Department
American
Place Made: 
United States
Date: 
1845-1865
Color
Brilliant Blue-Green
Technique
pressed in 2 parts, joined by wafer in center
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 18.1 cm, W: 11.1 cm
Accession Number: 
84.4.70
Credit Line: 
Gift in memory of Charles H. and Alice Wendt Voorhees
Location: 
Not on Display
Description
Brilliant blue-green lead (?) glass; pressed in two parts and joined by a wafer in the center. Flower form socket above hour glass shaped section ending in six petals; joined by a wafer to a stem and circular base with seven loops raised on the surface; rough pontil mark underneath.
Provenance
Voorhees Collection, Charles H. and Alice Wendt, Former Collection
Webster, Elizabeth Voorhees (Mrs. Donald), Source

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