Color photograph of candlestick taken from an elevated viewpoint. Metallic (electroplated silver) inverted cone-shaped body with angled wide-rimmed circular mouth sits on a cross-form base. A circular/tube decorated at the top with 3 tiers of discs, rises from the center of the body. It appears to rise above the rim. A little of the interior of the tube (where the candle would sit) is visible. Overall, has a modern sleek appearance based on pure geometric shapes - cylinder, cone, triangle and square.

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Object Timeline

1923	Work on this object began.
1933	Work on this object ended.
1993	We acquired this object.
2007	We exhibited this object.
2012	We photographed this object. We photographed this object.
2015	We photographed this object.
2017	We exhibited this object.
2024	You found it!

Candlestick (USA), ca. 1928

This is a candlestick. It was designed by Ilonka Karasz and manufactured by Paye & Baker Manufacturing Company. It is dated ca. 1928 and we acquired it in 1993. Its medium is electro-plated nickel silver. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

It is credited Museum purchase from Decorative Arts Association Acquisition and General Acquisitions Endowment Funds.

Drawing, Designs for Bowls, Vases, Candlesticks, and Teapots

Drawing, Designs for Bowls, Vases, Candlesticks, and Teapots
graphite on tracing paper.
Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund.
2006-16-1

Coffee Set (Austria), ca. 1902
enameled porcelain.
Museum purchase from Charles E. Sampson Memorial Fund.
1986-83-1/5

Drawings of various designs for tea or coffee pots with unadorned body and scalloped body, candlestick, domed salt and pepper shakers, serving plates, and casserole dish rendered in isometric and elevation views.

Drawing, Designs for Teapot, Trays and Salt Shaker
graphite on tracing paper.
Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund.
2006-16-2

Our curators have highlighted 2 objects that are related to this one.

Book, Ex Libris 11: Bauhaus
lithograph on white glossy wove paper.
Gift of Tamar Cohen and Dave Slatoff.
1993-31-149

Poster, America's Architectural Heritage

Poster, America's Architectural Heritage
Gift of Various Donors.
1981-29-268

Its dimensions are

H x diam.: 8.5 x 13.5 cm (3 3/8 x 5 5/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamped on side of one foot: E.P.N.S. / P & B in hearts; 557 IK

Cite this object as

Candlestick (USA), ca. 1928; Designed by Ilonka Karasz ((American, born Hungary, 1896–1981)); Manufactured by Paye & Baker Manufacturing Company (United States); electro-plated nickel silver; H x diam.: 8.5 x 13.5 cm (3 3/8 x 5 5/16 in.); Museum purchase from Decorative Arts Association Acquisition and General Acquisitions Endowment Funds; 1993-111-3

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibitions Ilonka Karasz, Works from the Collection and Looking Forward/ Looking Back: Recent Acquisitions in 20th- and 21st-Century Design.

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/2DxWK/
Accession Number 1993-111-3
Object ID 18643099