Collection Highlights
Civil Defense Volunteer Organization Uniform
Date:
1942-1945
Object Number:
1946.89a-c
Medium:
Wool, silk, metal
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Candlestick
Object Number:
1957.13c
Date:
1840-1855
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/4 x 4 1/4 in. ( 18.4 x 10.8 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed lead glass candlestick; hexagonal socket with petal-form rim on hexagonal baluster stem joined by wafer to hexagonal knop above a seven-loop trumpet-shaped base; base hollow with pontil mark.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Ripley Hitchcock
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
