OBJECTS Metamorphoses of Nature: Organic Morphology Candlestick, before 1910 Marie Kirschner (1852–1931), design Johann Lötz Witwe glassworks, Klášterský Mlýn (Klostermühle) Green glass, hot-formed, iridescent; height 27.5 cm This item is a typical example of combining decorative and functional elements. Owing to its organic shape, the candlestick foot is an allusion to an imaginary plant stalk entwined with sinuous tendrils. The candle socket can be interpreted as the opening bud of a mysterious flower.