Candle Holder

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Object Name: 
Candle Holder
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
United States, NY, Mineola
Accession Number: 
87.7.4
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 29.5 cm; Foot Diam: 15.1 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
1950-1951
Credit Line: 
Gift of Steuben Glass
Primary Description: 
Sterling silver; raised, soldered. Tall, slender shape, with ovoid candle cup (drip pan) with flared rim; cylindrical candle socket mounted within the cup, attached with a screw and square nut; tall, ovoid stem, with four wavy bands at the top, four three-pronged devices applied near the bottom; domed foot with square rim.

More Info

Department: 
Postwar and Contemporary
Provenance: 
Steuben Glass, Inc., Former Collection
1987-04
Color: 
Silver
Technique: 
raised, soldered
raised