- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Rush candle. The candle is brown in colour and cylindrical in shape with a mottled appearance. The wick is extending from both ends and has been burnt at one end. This candle is part of a set of five; for the full set see [1932.88.74 - 78] [SB [OPS Move] 3/5/2017]
- Geographical reference
- England Oxfordshire Oxford
- Cultural groups
- English
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1893
- Date collected
- 1893
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1932
- Materials and processes
- Material Rush Fibre Plant, Material Wax, Material Animal Fat, Process Moulded, Process Knotted
- Dimensions
- Diameter: max 18 mm, Length: max 157 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1932.88.78
1932.88.78
Rush candle. The candle is brown in colour and cylindrical in shape with a mottled appearance. The wick is extending from both ends and has been burnt at one end. This candle is part of a set of five; for the full set see [1932.88.74 - 78] [SB [OPS Move] 3/5/2017]
1932.88.78
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