Polychrome Cut-Glass Baccarat Chandelier
Date1840
MediumColored and colorless glass
DimensionsOverall: 80 x 60 in. (203.2 x 152.4cm)
ClassificationsGlass
Credit LineCourtesy of the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art
Object number47.134
DescriptionDuring the nineteenth century, a vogue developed in western and southern Asia for European glass. Manufacturers such as Baccarat in France responded to these markets by producing glassware with motifs and aesthetics that they believed would appeal to these new consumers. This chandelier is thought to have been made for export to India. Indeed, Doris Duke purchased the chandelier in 1966 from the estate of Salar Jung, a noted collector in Hyderabad, India.On View
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20th century
19th - 20th century
19th century
19th century
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