Resin candle. It is straight with a circle section. The wick is made from a textile rag and extends from the tip. The resin is brown in colour and is cracked and broken. One of a set of fourteen. [AB [OPS Move] 3/5/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Resin candle. It is straight with a circle section. The wick is made from a textile rag and extends from the tip. The resin is brown in colour and is cracked and broken. One of a set of fourteen. [AB [OPS Move] 3/5/2017]
Geographical reference: Ireland, Republic of
Europe > Northern Europe > Ireland, Republic of; Ireland County Monaghan Errigal Truach
Cultural groups: Irish
Person: Field collector Henry Balfour; PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1902
Date collected: 1902
Acquisition information: Donated: 1932
Materials and processes: Material Resin Plant, Material Textile, Material Animal Fat, Process Woven, Process Modelled
Dimensions: Diameter: max 8 mm, Length: max 244 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1932.88.101

Search terms: Lighting, Candle

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