Candlestick

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Object Name: 
Candlestick
Place Made: 
probably Mexico
possibly United States
Bohemia
Accession Number: 
2008.4.158
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 24.5 cm, Diam: 11.9 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
1900-1940
glass possibly 1880-1900
Credit Line: 
Gift of Dwight and Lorri Lanmon
Primary Description: 
Colorless mold-blown glass, metal. Candlestick is made up of a hollow glass stem from a previously broken glass object, with a metal foot and candle cup attached to tabs on the glass. The base seems to have been made using two tin pastry molds.

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Department: 
Modern
Provenance: 
Lanmon, Dwight P. (American, b. 1938), Source
2009-01-09