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

Candlestick

Manufacturer Unknown
CultureCzechoslovakian
Dateca. 1925
MediumBlown glass | Plaster | Aluminum foil | Paper
DimensionsOverall: 4 in. (10.2 cm)
Overall, Rim: 2 in. (5.1 cm)
Base: 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)
InscribedAcid etched on bottom: "CZECHOSLOVAKIA"
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number0.932
Not on view
DescriptionBlown silvered glass, squat; large plain socket, large then small knop and round base, plaster topped with paper and then aluminum foil. Plug paper loose and re-glued.

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