Candlestick
Dateca. 1660
MediumTin-glazed earthenware (delft)
DimensionsH: 5 1/4" (13.3 cm.)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1952-501
DescriptionCandlestick. Cylindrical recessed foot supports a knobbed stem that rises to a slightly blubous socket with an everted lip; a hole for candle extraction is in he side of the socket. Tin glazed in white allover, base glazed.ProvenanceLabel from base reads: "found in a secret cupboard at Chilham Castle, Maistone. Octob...{du}ring restor..." Although holes cut into sockets of English brass candles are found, they are more common on Continental Examples.
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ca. 1770
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ca. 1690
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1748-1749
ca. 1760
ca. 1760
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