Object number
51/1212
Description
S-shaped candle holder. It would be suspended by top of the S and the candle fits at the bottom of the S. Dates 18th C. from Sussex.
This is an S-shaped wrought iron candle holder. The holder would be suspended by top of the S and the candle fits into the socket at the bottom of the S. It dates from the eighteenth century and came from Sussex.
Physical description
1 candle holder: wrought iron; good condition
Archival history
MERL 'Catalogue index' card – 'This candle holder is made of wrought iron. It is S shaped so that the bottom of the S holds the candle and top is pointed for hanging on a beam. // It comes from Sussex and is 16 inches long.', Victoria & Albert Museum No. M382, 1917.
Production date
1700-01-01 - 1799-12-31
Production period
Eighteenth century
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\35 series negatives\Scans\35_596.tif - High resolution image
