Collection Highlights
Ye book of copperheads
Date:
1863
Object Number:
LIB.XS.E647.L52.1863
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Candlestick
Object Number:
1957.13b
Date:
1840-55
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 7/8 x 5 1/8 in. ( 25.1 x 13 cm )
Marks:
written: in ink on paper label affixed beneath base: "$18.00"; "4/127"
Description:
Colorless pressed lead glass candlestick; hexagonal, flaring socket and stem with wide annular knop; stem joined with wafer below knop to tapering, straight-sided hexagonal standard and hollow, stepped, trumpet-shaped base.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Ripley Hitchcock
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
