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Photograph by Ed Pollard, Sony a7R II 2022.
Dolphin Candlestick
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Sony a7R II 2022.
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Sony a7R II 2022.

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.

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