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

Tulip Pattern Candlestick

Manufacturer McKee & Brothers

CultureAmerican

Dateca. 1860

MediumGlass

DimensionsOverall: 9 5/8 in. (24.4 cm)

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number71.3997

On View

Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 117, Study Gallery Case 3, Section 4 Sh5

DescriptionFiery opalescent glass candlestick. "Tulip" pattern. Hexagonal stepped base. Ribbed shank and a flower-like socket. Heat check in socket and roughage around rim.

Published ReferencesInnes, PITTSBURGH GLASS, pl. 331, pg. 310. H.L. Ringwalt Sales Catalogue, illustration. Glass Club Bulletin, #155, Spring 1988, p. 11-15, Eige Article: UNRECORDED MIDWESTERN PRESSED GLASS, 1855-1860: PART I.