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

Chinese Description:

祭坛烛台 中国，十八至十九世纪 一组祭器包括一对烛台，一对花瓶及一尊香炉。这只烛台仅属其一。其制造方法繁复，先制作不同顏色的玻璃零件，再将各部份组合于木台上。 玻璃

Creator: Unknown

Date: 1700-1800, Qing dynasty

Copyright: Bristol Museums, Galleries & Archives

Object ID:N4745