Collection Highlights
Dressing table
Date:
1795-1810
Object Number:
INV.14982
Medium:
Probably New York mahogany, white pine, yellow poplar, other inlays
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Candlestick
Object Number:
1957.13a
Date:
1840-1855
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/4 x 5 in. ( 21 x 12.7 cm )
Description:
Colorless lead glass candlestick pressed in single mold; hexagonal socket with thick, baluster stem; hexagonal standard with straight, tapering sides bounded on either end by collars; circular base.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Ripley Hitchcock
Provenance:
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
