- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Iron candle-stick and candle with a glass shade in situ. [MOBB [OPS move] 5/4/2017]
- Long description
- Iron candle-stick and candle with a glass shade in situ. Circular base supported by three feet in the form of scrolls which are continued upwards to enclose a glass globe. The bottom of the globe fits into the circular base. The candle socket is tulip shaped with scalloped edges. Candle (unused) in situ. [MOBB [OPS move] 5/4/2017]
- Cultural groups
- European
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1965
- Date collected
- By September 1965
- Acquisition information
- Bequeathed: 1965
- Materials and processes
- Material Iron Metal, Material Glass, Material Wax, Material Cotton Seed Fibre Yarn Plant, Process Wrought, Process Woven, Process Rolled, Process Socketed
- Dimensions
- Width: max 166 mm, Height: max 207 mm, Depth: max 160 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1965.9.66
Search terms: Lighting, Candlestick, Candle, Lampshade
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