Candlestick
ca. 1830 (made)
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This is an example of a chamber candlestick, otherwise known as a chamberstick, bedroom candlestick or hand candlestick, used to light the way indoors. The chamber candlestick typically consists of a small flat tray with a handle and a central support for the candle. The handle sometimes supports a small conical candle extinguisher, as here.
The candlestick is made of Sheffield plate – copper coated with silver by fusion. This technique originated with the discovery in 1742 by a Sheffield cutler, Thomas Boulsover (1706–88), that bars of silver and copper, in unequal proportions, fused by heating under pressure, could be rolled into sheets of laminated metal and worked like silver. The production of Sheffield plate flourished for approximately one hundred years until superseded by electroplating in the 1840s.
The candlestick is made of Sheffield plate – copper coated with silver by fusion. This technique originated with the discovery in 1742 by a Sheffield cutler, Thomas Boulsover (1706–88), that bars of silver and copper, in unequal proportions, fused by heating under pressure, could be rolled into sheets of laminated metal and worked like silver. The production of Sheffield plate flourished for approximately one hundred years until superseded by electroplating in the 1840s.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Sheffield plate |
| Brief description | Candlestick and extinguisher, Sheffield plate, English, ca. 1830 |
| Physical description | Bedroom candlestick, stamped and moulded edge to tray and nozzle. Stem pierced with opening for snuffers (wanting); marks H and crossed arrows. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Credit line | Given by R.F. Norton |
| Production | Reason For Production: Retail |
| Summary | This is an example of a chamber candlestick, otherwise known as a chamberstick, bedroom candlestick or hand candlestick, used to light the way indoors. The chamber candlestick typically consists of a small flat tray with a handle and a central support for the candle. The handle sometimes supports a small conical candle extinguisher, as here. The candlestick is made of Sheffield plate – copper coated with silver by fusion. This technique originated with the discovery in 1742 by a Sheffield cutler, Thomas Boulsover (1706–88), that bars of silver and copper, in unequal proportions, fused by heating under pressure, could be rolled into sheets of laminated metal and worked like silver. The production of Sheffield plate flourished for approximately one hundred years until superseded by electroplating in the 1840s. |
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| Accession number | M.223-1916 |
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| Record created | September 23, 2002 |
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