Object number
57/171
Description
Candle holder by a blacksmith in Weardale area, County Durham. c 1800-1850. Used at East Biggens Farm, Frosterley, found in an old byre.
This candle holder was made by a local blacksmith in the Weardale area of County Durham. It probably dates from about 1800-1850, and was used at East Biggens Farm, Frosterley, where it was found in the wall of an old byre. It is of the same type as those found in the excavations of the Bishop's Hunting Lodge in Eastgate, where the candle holders were driven into the walls of byres.
Physical description
1 candle holder: metal; fair condition
Archival history
MERL ‘Associated information’ form – 'Made by a local blacsmith. // Used at East Biggens Farm Frosterley, Co. Durham. // From the wall of an old byre. // See enquiry form. // [pencil sketch] // Age // ? c 1800 // Who made it and where? // Local Blacksmith. // Who used it and where? // East Biggens Farm Frosterley - from wall of old byre // Any other information // This type of holder approximates to those found in excavations of Bishop's Hunting Lodging in the old park of Weardale at [?] Eels, Eastgate. It is found driven into the walls of old byres. - ie estimated pre 1850.'
Production place
Weardale
Production date
1800-01-01 - 1849-12-31
Production period
Nineteenth century, first half
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