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Candlestick

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Candlestick by Louis Comfort Tiffany. A glass candlestick with a dark brown base color and a multicolored mottled pattern featuring shades of brown, gold, and green. The candlestick has a wide, flat base that tapers into a cylindrical body with two raised rings, one near the top and one near the middle. The top is a short, wide cylinder with a flat surface. The background is a gradient of gray.

Artwork details

Date:
1820–70
Medium:
Probably mottled brown earthenware
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
432 × 624 px
Museum record:
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