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Candlestick, chamber
Candlestick, tin-plate, oblong base with rounded corners, tube-shaped shaft into the top of which fits a removable sconce with oblong top, to one side of the shaft is attached the cone-shaped snuffer, to one side of the base a vertical curved handle for carrying; covered with a dark maroon japan to the upper surfaces and a black japan to the underside, dotted all over with silver stars to which the varnish has given a gold tinge.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 50021
Creation/Production
Hughes, John
Acquisition
Purchase, 1903
Measurements
Height
(cm): 6.5
Length
(cm): 11.3
Width
(cm): 10.7
Height
(in): 2
Length
(in): 4
Width
(in): 4
Techniques
cut
decoration
Applied Art
soldered
forming
Applied Art
japanned
decoration
Applied Art
silvered
decoration
Applied Art
Material
tin-plate
Location
In store
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