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1968.5.81

Pewter candlestick in shape of cobra. The cup for candle rising from top of hood and the tails is positioned so it can form a stable base. [ASh [OPS move] 7/4/2017]

1968.5.81

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Collection type
Object
Description
Pewter candlestick in shape of cobra. The cup for candle rising from top of hood and the tails is positioned so it can form a stable base. [ASh [OPS move] 7/4/2017]
Person
Field collector Nigel Crum Ewing
Field collector Hilary Rougier Moullin
PRM source Maud E. Crum Ewing
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1911
Date collected
1900 - 1911
Acquisition information
Donated: 1968
Materials and processes
Material Pewter Metal, Process Moulded, Process Socketed
Dimensions
Height: max 201 mm, Width: max 110 mm, Depth: max 121 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1968.5.81

Search terms: Lighting, Figure, Candlestick, Animal Figure

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