New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.

Lacy Candlestick

ManufacturerAttributed to Boston & Sandwich Glass Co. (American, 1826-1888)

CultureAmerican

Dateca. 1830-1835

MediumPressed glass

DimensionsOverall: 5 1/8 in. (13 cm)

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number71.3964

On View

On view

DescriptionCandlestick of clear pressed lacy glass. Octagonal base. Three stepped, then vertically ribbed. Attached by multiple mereses to lacy socket vertically below a band of trefoil designs & 2 rows of raised circles. Underfill socket rim. A few nicks, slight roughage.

Published ReferencesCorning, CATALOG 1954, #366, (base-midwestern). Wilson, NEW ENGLAND GLASS, fig. 240, central stick for socket (Sandwich). Spillman, AMERICAN & EUROPEAN PRESSED GLASS, #828, for base & #798 for socket.