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
Place of Creation
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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