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Candlestick
Boston and Sandwich Glass Company
1840-1860
Category
Glass
Creator/Artist/Maker
Boston and Sandwich Glass Company (Probable maker)
Place of Origin
Probably Sandwich; Probably Massachusetts; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Glass
Museum Object Number
1963.0917.002
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1963.0917.002
Object Name
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
Dimensions (inches)
10.039 (H) x 3.622 (W) x 3.622 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
25.5 (H) x 9.2 (W) x 9.2 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: McKearin, George S. & McKearin, Helen. 1989 American Glass.
• Type identified as no. 67, pl. 204, p. 388Book: 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