Candlestick

  • Category:

    Glass

  • Creator (Role):

    Boston and Sandwich Glass Company (Probable maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Probably Sandwich, Probably Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1840-1860

  • Materials:

    Glass

  • Techniques:

    Pressed

  • Museum Object Number:

    1963.0917.002


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1963.0917.002

Object Name

Candlestick

Category

Glass

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Boston and Sandwich Glass Company (Probable maker)

Place of Origin

Probably Sandwich, Probably Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Date

1840-1860

Materials

Glass

Techniques

Pressed

Dimensions (inches)

10.039 (H) , 3.622 (L) , 3.622 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

25.5 (H) , 9.2 (L) , 9.2 (W)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] McKearin, George S. & McKearin, Helen. 1989 American Glass.
Type identified as no. 67, pl. 204, p. 388
[Book] Spillman, Jane Shadel. 1981 American and European Pressed Glass in The Corning Museum of Glass.
19th-century pressed glass New England dolphin candlesticks: nos. 876- 878; 20th-century dolphin candlestick: no. 1394