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Candlestick
Caspar Wistar
1765-1782
Category
Glass
Creator/Artist/Maker
Caspar Wistar (Probable maker)
Place of Origin
New Jersey; Salem; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Glass (nonlead)
Museum Object Number
1957.0090.003
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Object Number
1957.0090.003
Object Name
Candlestick
Category
Glass
Creator (Role)
Caspar Wistar (Probable maker)
Place of Origin
New Jersey; Salem; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1765-1782
Materials
- Glass (nonlead)
Techniques
- Blown
Dimensions (inches)
6.75 (H) x 4.06 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
17.15 (H) x 10.32 (Diam)
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- 01Article: Palmer, Arlene. 1976 Glass Production in Eighteenth-Century America: The Wistarburgh Enterprise. Winterthur Portfolio. 11: 75-101.
• Published: fig. 21, p. 94Catalogue: Palmer, Arlene. The Wistarburgh Glassworks: The Beginning of Jersey Glassmaking.
• Published: fig. 18, p. 26