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Altar candlestick

Altar candlestick

Description:

This candlestick was part of a set of items to use on an altar. It would have been accompanied by another candlestick, possibly an incense burner and a pair of vases. The sections of different coloured glass were made separately, put together on a wooden post and glued together.

Glass
Height: 26.9 cm, diameter: 12.5 cm

Creator: Unknown

Date: 1700-1800, Qing dynasty

Copyright: Bristol Museums, Galleries & Archives

Object ID:N4745

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