- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Candlestick of spiralled metal on iron saucer set on top of a turned wooden base. [MOBB [OPS move] 31/3/2017]
- Long description
- The candlestick is a strip of decoratively ridged flattened iron which has been spiralled. There is a flat circular rim attached at the top which has a single perforation in it. The candle socket has a curved arm which extends out through the spirals of metal. [MOBB [OPS move] 31/3/2017]
- Geographical reference
- England East or West Sussex
- Cultural groups
- English
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1932
- Date collected
- By 1932
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1932
- Materials and processes
- Material Iron Metal, Material Wood Plant, Process Socketed, Process Turned, Process Perforated, Process Stained
- Dimensions
- Diameter: max 100 mm, Height: max 141 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1932.88.1065 Other numbers: CS 6 [C S 6]
Search terms: Lighting, Candlestick, Lamp
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