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1892.41.420

Pair of candlesticks [.1 - .2], part of Chinese shrine. Pricket candlesticks with a flared base and a wide, circular drip tray with a spike in the centre. [ASh [OPS move] 7/4/2017]

1892.41.420

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Collection type
Object
Description
Pair of candlesticks [.1 - .2], part of Chinese shrine. Pricket candlesticks with a flared base and a wide, circular drip tray with a spike in the centre. [ASh [OPS move] 7/4/2017]
Cultural groups
Chinese
Person
Field collector Richard Carnac Temple
PRM source Richard Carnac Temple
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1892
Date collected
By 1892
Acquisition information
Donated: 1892
Materials and processes
Material Copper Alloy Metal, Material Brass Metal, Process Soldered, Process Rolled, Process Bent
Dimensions
Diameter: max 118 mm, Diameter: max 115 mm, Height: max 98 mm, Height: max 96 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1892.41.420 Other numbers: P15 [P 15]

Search terms: Lighting, Religion, Candlestick, Religious Offering, Religious Object, Shrine