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Artist:
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Artist Unknown
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Title:
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Wall sconce
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Date:
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c. 1800
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Medium:
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Lead glass
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Dimensions:
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27 x 22 in. (68.58 x 55.88 cm)
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Credit Line:
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Gift of James. F. and Louise H. Bell in memory of James S. and Sallie M. Bell
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Location:
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Gallery 337
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Object Description
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Inscriptions:
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Classification:
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Glass (Do Not Use)
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Physical Description:
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wall sconce, two-candle, Waterford type cut glass; three stems spring from central cup-shaped bracket, the two side ones terminating in candle-holders, and third, in center, terminating in eight-pointed star below which hang eight series of graduated oval crystal drops repeated at star-shaped bases of candle holders which are connected by two festoons of oval drops caught up in center by shell shaped ornament, central cup-shaped bracket rests upon concave eight-pointed star base, and from each point hang two oval drops, while one, much longer, hangs from center of base; wall connection, oval brass medallion, beaded and fluted
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Creation Place:
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North America, United States, , ,
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Accession #:
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31.32
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Owner:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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