Chandelier
Manufacturer
Waterford Crystal Co.
(Irish, 1783 - 1851)
Date18th century
MediumLead glass
DimensionsOverall: 49 inches (124.46 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number33-40
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DescriptionSix upper and six lower S-curved arms emerging from single, central bowl bearing candelholders, each with bobeche having six hangings of three pendant prisms. Each of six upper arms has a pendant midway consisting of two small and one large prism. At bottom, inverted bowl with ten prisms and one large pendant ball at top, inverted bowl with twelve hangings of three prisms each.
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