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Rush Holder and Candlestick

1700-1750 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
England (made)

Rush holder and candlestick made of wrought iron and wood with a crown stamped on the base.

Object details

Categories
Metalwork
Ironwork
Lighting
Object type
Rush holder and candlestick
Materials and techniques
Wrought iron and wood, stamped and incised.
Wrought Iron
Wood
Stamped
Incising
Brief description
Rush holder and candlestick, wood and wrought iron, stamped and incised, England, 1700-1750
Physical description
Rush holder and candlestick made of wrought iron and wood with a crown stamped on the base.
Gallery label
(07/1994)
RUSH HOLDER AND CANDLESTICK, wrought iron and wood, England; 1700-50

The base is stamped with a crown.

Lady Dorothy Nevill Collection
Museum No. M.112-1914
Bibliographic references
  • Caspall, John. Fire and Light in the home pre 1820. Woodbridge, Suffolk: Antique Collectors' Club, 1995. 278 p., ill. ISBN 1851490213.
  • Bishop, A. 18th Century Cottage Lighting. Antique Collecting. 1980. pp.36-39.
  • Hughes, G.B. English Rushlight-Holders. Country Life. Jan.12th 1951. pp.106-107.
Collection
Metalwork Collection
Accession number
M.112-1914

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
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