Time candle. Made from cream wax with yellow wax markings. It is straight with a circle section and a conical tip. Along the candle there is one vertical line and ten horizontal bands, between each band is a blue number (numerically ascending from the wick). One of a set of four candles in a box, see 1932.88.155 - 1932.88.158. Three of the candles [1932.88.156, 1932.88.157 and 1932.88.158] have become stuck together. [AB [OPS Move] 28/4/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Time candle. Made from cream wax with yellow wax markings. It is straight with a circle section and a conical tip. Along the candle there is one vertical line and ten horizontal bands, between each band is a blue number (numerically ascending from the wick). One of a set of four candles in a box, see 1932.88.155 - 1932.88.158. Three of the candles [1932.88.156, 1932.88.157 and 1932.88.158] have become stuck together. [AB [OPS Move] 28/4/2017]
Geographical reference: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Europe > Northern Europe > United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; England London
Cultural groups: English
Person: Maker Unknown Maker; Field collector Edward Lovett; PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1892
Date collected: By 1892
Acquisition information: Donated: 1932
Materials and processes: Material Wax, Material String, Process Moulded
Dimensions: Diameter: max 24 mm, Length: max 301 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1932.88.156