Candlestick

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Object Name: 
Candlestick
Place Made: 
United States
Accession Number: 
95.4.244
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
about 1840-1860
Credit Line: 
Bequest of the Estate of Martha J. Herpst
Primary Description: 
Opaque silvery blue/white non-lead glass; pressed. Lotus form socket with six petals around top; six-sided socket extension joined with a wafer to opaque white column or stem with a double square base.

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Department: 
Modern
Provenance: 
Herpst Estate, Martha J., Source
Color: 
Opaque silvery blue, white
Technique: 
pressing