White wax candle with white wick, snugly held within the taller tube of 1966.3.5 .1. [MOBB [OPS move] 21/06/2016]

Collection type: Object
Description: White wax candle with white wick, snugly held within the taller tube of 1966.3.5 .1. [MOBB [OPS move] 21/06/2016]
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 Frederick William Robins; PRM source Frederick William Robins
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1966
Date collected: Before 1966
Acquisition information: Bequeathed: 1966
Materials and processes: Material Wax, Material String
Object numbers: Accession number: 1966.3.5.2

Search terms: Lighting, Fire, Candle

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