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Candlestick

ca.1700-30 (made)
Place of origin
England (made)

Colourless blown lead glass baluster stem candlestick with three annular knops, two clear hollow knops and one central wrythen knop. The nozzle is everted at the rim and the gadroon-moulded domed foot is folded at the rim.


Object details

Categories
Glass
Lighting
Object type
Candlestick
Materials and techniques
Blown and mould-blown lead glass
Glass
Blown
Brief description
Colourless blown lead glass, probably English, ca.1700-30
Physical description
Colourless blown lead glass baluster stem candlestick with three annular knops, two clear hollow knops and one central wrythen knop. The nozzle is everted at the rim and the gadroon-moulded domed foot is folded at the rim.
Dimensions
  • Height: 21.2cm
  • Diameter: 9.3cm
Credit line
Gift of the American Friends of the V&A through the generosity of Dwight and Lorri Lanmon in memory of Robert J. Charleston
Object history
From the Collection of Dwight Lanmon, acquired by him from Herbert Schiffer Antiques, Whitford, Exton, Pennsylvania, in 1966. Previous provenance not known but probably bought locally by Schiffer. It is possible that it might have been imported new to America in the early 18th century.
Bibliographic reference
Robert J. Charleston, English Glass and the Glasses Used in England, c.400-1940; London, 1984.
Other number
6381 - Glass gallery number
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.10-2016

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Record createdMarch 25, 2014
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1289402/candlestick/
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