Wild Carrot Candlestick
Manufacturer
Tiffany Studios
(American, 1902-1932)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1905
MediumBronze | Glass
DimensionsOverall: 18 1/4 in. (46.4 cm)
InscribedImpressed on bottom: "Tiffany Studios/New York/monogram D881".
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.2706
Not on view
DescriptionBronze candlestick with the base decorated with dandelions in various heights of relief. Screwed into the stem is the candleholder. Around the hole of the holder is an applied string of metal beads. The candle socket has eight apertures of alternating sizes and opaque jade-green glass was blown into the holder.Label TextDesign attributed to Lillian Palmié American (born ca. 1871/74) Tiffany Studios Corona, New York Wild Carrot Candlestick, ca. 1902 Glass and bronze Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 71.2706 Exhibition History"Women of the Chrysler: a 400-Year Celebration of the Arts," Large Changing Gallery, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Va., March 24 - July 18, 2010.Published ReferencesPaul E. Doros. _The Tiffany Collection of the Chrysler Museum at Norfolk_. 1978, No. 208, Illus. p. 143.
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