Candlestick
Henry Whitney|New England Glass Company
1870–75 · Pressed glass · The American Wing
This candlestick, whose design was patented in 1870, has as its shaft a caryatid, a Renaissance Revival motif. Although other glass manufacturers used the caryatid motif, the New England Glass Company was unique in combining it with other elements in a single mold.
- Artist
- Henry Whitney|New England Glass Company
- Date
- 1870–75
- Medium
- Pressed glass
- Culture
- American
- Department
- The American Wing
- Credit line
- Gift of Mrs. Emily Winthrop Miles, 1946
