Chandelier
- Object Name:
- Chandelier
- Object ID:
- 1939.004.01.3
- Date:
- 1850-1875
- Description:
- Chandelier drops. Crystal, copper wire. Collection consists of 46 crystal prisms that are triangular in cross section and pyramidal at bottom. Each has a hole at the top in which there is (or was) a small segment of copper wire which connects to a small rectangular multi -faceted cyrstal. There are 15 additional rectangular pieces that are no longer connected but still retain their copper wire. A single additional drop is also in this collection; it is teardrop shaped and has an oval shaped bead above it. This single drop has a paper tag with a pencil inscription "5 four Eve / Ann". Drops had been stored in box with the following label: "Glass drops for Sanger candelabra".
- Material:
- Glass
Copper - Provenance:
- Donated by Margaret Jewell along with collection of items that were probably from the home of her sister Susan E. Jewell Sanger (1854-1936)
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Margaret H. Jewell
- Subjects:
- Lighting, Candelabras
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