Candlestick
1791-1792 (made)
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Candlestick with detachable drip pan, silver (one of a pair), with stamped decoration. The candlestick sits on a square foot with concave sides, supporting a sqaure column which tapers downwards and is surmounted by a circular vase into which the nozzle for the candle fits. The decoration consists of narrow borders milled and waved, light festoons in low relief and round the lower part of the vase, shallow fluting.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Silver, stamped and soldered |
| Brief description | Candlestick, silver, Sheffield hallmarks for 1791-2, mark of John Parsons |
| Physical description | Candlestick with detachable drip pan, silver (one of a pair), with stamped decoration. The candlestick sits on a square foot with concave sides, supporting a sqaure column which tapers downwards and is surmounted by a circular vase into which the nozzle for the candle fits. The decoration consists of narrow borders milled and waved, light festoons in low relief and round the lower part of the vase, shallow fluting. |
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| Production type | small batch |
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| Accession number | M.14A/1, A/2-1910 |
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| Record created | May 26, 2009 |
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