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Candlestick

Object Name:
Candlestick
Object ID:
1966.500.40
Date:
1850-1880
Description:
Candlestick, Red and Gold. Red glass with brown and gold enamel decoration. Tree on top of base. Bands of scrolls around base and two bands around candleholder. Leaf-shaped shallow bowl with veining painted on in ivory and gold. Loop handle applied to one side. Gold edge and line down center of handle. Candle holder applied to center of bowl. Knobbed stem, beneath recepticle, at the top edge of which flares out and then turns up at right angles to a scalloped edge. Scrolls of ivory and gold circle stem and recepticle. Gold band at top. Handle has been broken off and repaired.
Material:
Glass
Enamel
Ivory
Gold
Dimensions:
H-2.9 W-5.2 Dia-4.55 inches
Credit Line:
New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
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