Dolphin Candlestick
Artist
Unknown
CultureItalian
Dateca. 1877-1914
MediumBlown and tooled glass
Dimensions5 in. (12.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Marjorie Reed Gordon
Object number2022.21.66
Not on view
DescriptionSingle object, likely once part of a pair. Opalescent glass; optic moldblown patterning of ribbing for tulip-shaped candle cup and foot; cup has raspberry prunts and lip wrap of glass with traces of hot-applied gold leaf. Dolphin stem of colorless glass with traces of hot-applied gold leaf; head atop foot and tail curling upwards.Exhibition History"Fantastic Creatures of the Venetian Lagoon: Glass 1875-1915," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, February 23, 2024 — August 18, 2024.
