Low Candlestick
ManufacturerAttributed to
Boston & Sandwich Glass Co.
(American, 1826-1888)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1830-1840
MediumLead glass | Pressed glass
DimensionsOverall: 5 in. (12.7 cm)
Base: 3 13/16 in. (9.7 cm)
Base: 3 13/16 in. (9.7 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number93.15
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a colorless lead-formula glass candlestick pressed in two sections; a "peacock eye" socket joined with a ringed knop to an octagonal stippled base with acanthus leaves and a ribbed shaft. This object is pressed with the design elements that are largely in the empire style: acanthus leaves, grape bunches, gadrooning grape vines, etc.Label TextLow Candlestick New England Area, possibly the Boston & Sandwich Glass Co., Sandwich, Massachusetts, ca. 1830-1840 Pressed lead-formula glass Museum Purchase 93.15 Edited By: GLYExhibition History"Treasures for the Community: The Chrysler Collects, 1989-1996," October 25, 1996 - March 2, 1997
ca. 1880
Boston & Sandwich Glass Co.