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2003.20.1

Candle made from a length of rush surrounded by wax. The rush acts as a wick. The candle is orange in colour with a mottled surface. The rush wick is blackened from use. [SB [OPS Move] 26/4/2017]

2003.20.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Candle made from a length of rush surrounded by wax. The rush acts as a wick. The candle is orange in colour with a mottled surface. The rush wick is blackened from use. [SB [OPS Move] 26/4/2017]
Person
Maker Unknown Maker
Field collector Sydney Gerald Hewlett
PRM source S.G. Hewlett
PRM source Sydney Gerald Hewlett
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1913
Date collected
By 1913
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1913 Found unentered: 2003
Materials and processes
Material Rush Fibre Plant, Material Wax, Process Moulded
Dimensions
Diameter: max 17 mm, Length: max 188 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 2003.20.1

Search terms: Lighting, Candle

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