Candlestick or chamberstick

Object/Artifact

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Boscobel House and Gardens

Name/Title

Candlestick or chamberstick

Entry/Object ID

IL 61.3

Description

The chamberstick or candlestick has a cylindrical shaft that encloses an ejector (now missing) below a double-reel element that supports a candle socket and flared bobeche. The shaft is threaded into an iron washer on the underside of a rectangular drip pan with canted sides and a handle/thumbpiece on one long side.

Category

Lighting

Acquisition

Accession

IL 61.3

Source or Donor

William C. Kennedy

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Credit Line

Purchase, 1961

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown

Date made

1810 - 1835

Place

Country

England

Continent

Europe

Notes

possibly later

Dimensions

Width

7 in

Material

Brass

Provenance

Notes

Purchase, William C. Kennedy 1/15/61