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Candlestick

1900-30 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pewter candlestick with cylindrical stem with two lengths of engraved rings at top and bottom, with a low circluar stepped drip pan and a stepped circular base.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
cast pewter
Brief description
Pewter
Physical description
Pewter candlestick with cylindrical stem with two lengths of engraved rings at top and bottom, with a low circluar stepped drip pan and a stepped circular base.
Marks and inscriptions
CR74 (Fake maker's touch)
Credit line
Alfred Yeates Bequest
Object history
This candl;estick was acquired in 1945 as part of the Alfred Yeates Bequest. A note in the Museum register describes it as a 'modern reproduction'.
Production
In the style of the 17th century but probably an early 20th-century fake
Collection
Accession number
M.84-1945

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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