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  • Object number
    51/644
  • Collection
    Lavinia Smith Collection
  • Exhibition
    Heritage of the Hendreds: An exhibition of village life through the centuries
  • Description
    This candlestick is made of sheet iron and was designed so that the height of the candle could be adjusted by a slide, which is now missing
    This candlestick is made of sheet iron and was designed so that the height of the candle could be adjusted by a slide, which is now missing. Nothing else is known about it.
  • Physical description
    1 candlestick: metal [iron]; fair condition
  • Archival history
    No Lavinia Smith No. recorded., Heritage of the Hendreds Exhibition 1969 - 'Catalogue of Exhibits // Number 72 // Steel Candlestick // Lent by Museum of English Rural Life' (The catalogue description could also refer to 51/643 and 51/760) (It is only inferred that the description in the exhibition catalogue is in reference to these specific candlesticks as the object material is stated differently in both sources.), Heritage of the Hendreds Exhibition 1969 - 'Catalogue of Exhibits // Number 72 // Steel Candlestick // Lent by Museum of English Rural Life' (The catalogue description could also refer to 51/643 and 51/760) (It is only inferred that the description in the exhibition catalogue is in reference to these specific candlesticks as the object material is stated differently in both sources.), Heritage of the Hendreds Exhibition 1969 - 'Catalogue of Exhibits // Number 79 // Steel Candlestick // Lent by Museum of English Rural Life' (The catalogue description could also refer to 51/643 and 51/644) (It is only inferred that the description in the exhibition catalogue is in reference to these specific candlesticks as the object material is stated differently in both sources.)
  • Object name
    Candlestick
  • Material
    Metal, iron
  • Technique
    Forged
  • Dimensions
    • Height 222 mm
  • Associated subject
    DOMESTIC AND FAMILY LIFE : lighting
  • Associated person/institution
    Rippon, Miss Dorothy May Lyddon (Agent)
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