Candlestick

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Object Name: 
Candlestick
Place Made: 
United States, New England
Accession Number: 
86.4.171
Dimensions: 
H: 17.5 cm, D (foot): 11 cm
Location: 
On Display
Date: 
1840-1860
Credit Line: 
Bequest of the Estate of Martha J. Herpst
Primary Description: 
Deep blue-green lead glass; pressed in two pieces. Flower form socket with six petals around opening for candle; baluster section below socket ending in six petals; attached by a wafer to a bell-shaped hollow foot with a design of seven loops on top surface; rough pontil mark underneath.

More Info

Department: 
Modern
Pattern Name: 
"Petal & Loop"
Provenance: 
Herpst Estate, Martha J., Source
Category: 
Early American
Color: 
Deep blue-green
Technique: 
pressed in two pieces