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Candlestick
1725-1745
Category
Glass
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Glass (lead)
Museum Object Number
1986.0129
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase with funds provided by the Henry Francis du Pont Collectors Circle
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Object Number
1986.0129
Object Name
Candlestick
Category
Glass
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1725-1745
Subject(s)
- Archaeological evidence for similar (America)
Materials
- Glass (lead)
Techniques
- Blown
- Molded
Dimensions (inches)
8.87 (H) x 5.25 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
22.54 (H) x 13.34 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Article: Wagner, Ann. 06//2006 "Alight with Style: Candlesticks of the 17th and 18th Centuries" (A Winterthur Primer (column)). Antiques and Fine Art. (Summer 2006): 148-9.
• Published: p. 149, fig. 3Book: Palmer, Arlene. 1993 Glass in Early America: Selections from the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum. 425 pp.
• Published: no. 281, p. 299Book: McNally, Paul. 1982 Table Glass in Canada, 1700- 1850.
• Similar (overall) candlestick excavated at Fortress of Louisbourg, N.S., Canada: p. 88, fig. 63, lead glass, probably larger than Winterthur example.