Candlestick
This candlestick was probably made by either the Boston and Sandwich Glass Company of Sandwich, Massachusetts or the New England Glass Company of Cambridge, Massachusetts.
(See 57.131.9, .10 for pair.)
(See 57.131.9, .10 for pair.)
Artwork Details
- Title: Candlestick
- Date: 1840–70
- Geography: Made in Massachusetts, United States
- Culture: American
- Medium: Pressed opaque blue and white glass
- Dimensions: H. 10 7/8 in. (27.6 cm)
- Credit Line: Bequest of Anna G. W. Green, in memory of her husband, Dr. Charles W. Green, 1957
- Object Number: 57.131.9
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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1843–55
William F. Shaw (active 1845–1900)
after 1852
Probably designed by Henry N. Hooper and Company (ca. 1831–68)
ca. 1850
Mount Washington Glass Company (American, New Bedford, Massachusetts, 1837–1958)
ca. 1886–94
1840–70
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