1957.0090.003 Glass candlestick
  • 1957.0090.003 Glass candlestick
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Candlestick

  • Category:

    Glass

  • Creator (Role):

    Caspar Wistar (Probable maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Salem, New Jersey, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1765-1782

  • Materials:

    Glass (nonlead)

  • Techniques:

    Blown

  • Museum Object Number:

    1957.0090.003


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1957.0090.003

Object Name

Candlestick

Category

Glass

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

Caspar Wistar (Probable maker)
1739-1782

Place of Origin

Salem, New Jersey, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1765-1782

Materials

Glass (nonlead)

Techniques

Blown

Dimensions (inches)

6.75 (H) , 4.06 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

17.15 (H) , 10.32 (Diam)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Palmer, Arlene. 1993 Glass in Early America: Selections from the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum. 425 pp.
Published: no. 284, pp. 300- 01
[Article] Palmer, Arlene. 1976 Glass Production in Eighteenth-Century America: The Wistarburgh Enterprise. Winterthur Portfolio. 11: 75-101.
Published: fig. 21, p. 94
[Catalogue] Palmer, Arlene. The Wistarburgh Glassworks: The Beginning of Jersey Glassmaking.
Published: fig. 18, p. 26