Make-Do Candlestick, 1820-1840
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Traditional make-dos are useful and precious objects that broke during their working lives. Their owners felt compelled to restore or repurpose these objects in a variety of ways. Someone fashioned a tin socket and joined it to this glass base to create usable candlestick.
Traditional make-dos are useful and precious objects that broke during their working lives. Their owners felt compelled to restore or repurpose these objects in a variety of ways. Someone fashioned a tin socket and joined it to this glass base to create usable candlestick.
Artifact
Candlestick
Date Made
1820-1840
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
00.4.3265
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Glass (Material)
Tin (Metal)
Color
Gray (Color)
Colorless
Dimensions
Height: 7.5 in
Diameter: 4 in
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