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Kew-Blas Candlestick

Kew-Blas Candlestick

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Object Name: 
Kew-Blas Candlestick
Department
American
Maker(s)
Union Glass Company, Factory
Place Made: 
United States, Somerville, MA
Date: 
about 1905-1927
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 26.2 cm, Diam (max): 12.3 cm
Accession Number: 
2008.4.135
Location: 
On Display
Description
Colorless cased with fiery opalescent colored glass; blown, tooled, applied. Candlestick with scalloped, flared rim (9), and a hollow socket, high elongated single baluster stem and hollow, flared, compressed base. Decorated with green feather-pull-up decoration and gold iridescence inside the socket; polished pontil. Marked "KEW BLAS" on pontil.
Inscription
LDC.88.18 Painted On underside of foot Black paint/ink
400/2 / 10 Label/adhesive On underside of foot Original oval shaped lable w/ scalloped edge and handwritten black text.
35 Label/adhesive On underside of foot on top of original label Rectangular white label with black text
KEW-BLAS Engraved/gilded On underside of the foot
Provenance
DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park, Source to

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