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

Candlestick

Manufacturer Tiffany Studios (American, 1902-1932)

CultureAmerican

Dateca. 1900-1905

MediumBronze | Glass

DimensionsOverall: 15 3/4 in. (40 cm)

InscribedImpressed on the bottom: "10069/Tiffany Studios/New York".

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number71.2697

On View

Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 116-7, Case 41

DescriptionBronze candlestick with a brown and green finish. A "turtleback" tile with a multi-colored iridescence and divided by seven metal strips forms the base. The knop is ribbed and the stem has several small projections. A candleholder with twelve oblong apertures of alternating sizes is screwed into the stem. Opaque jade-green glass was blown into the holder. A metal cup is in the holder.

Exhibition History"Louis C. Tiffany: Master of Glass," Musée du Luxembourg, September 16, 2009- January 10, 2010; The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, February 11 - May 2, 2010; Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, June 5 - August 29, 2010.Published ReferencesPaul E. Doros. _The Tiffany Collection of the Chrysler Museum at Norfolk_. 1978, No. 205, Illus. p. 139.