Candlesticks

Date1845-1865

MediumPressed colorless lead glass

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x diameter of each candlestick): 7 x 4 3/8in. (17.8 x 11.1cm)

ClassificationsGlassware

Credit LineBequest of Martha R. Lambert

Object number1979.68.163.1-.2

DescriptionPair of pressed colorless lead glass candlesticks in what is known as the "Petal and Loop" pattern. Each candlestick consists of a pressed hexagonal candle socket with six petals around the rim, above a baluster-shaped stem. This is joined by a wafer of glass to a hollow, separately pressed, dome-shaped base with seven inverted loops, or flutes, around it. There is a chip in the foot of candlestick .1. The candlesticks have wax adhered to the exterior (.1 and .2), on the rim (.1), and on the base (.2).

NotesHistorical Note: The home of Martha Ruhamah Tryon Lambert (1892-1979) was located at 712 Main Street in South Glastonbury, Connecticut.

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