Candleholder, Candlestick

Name/Title

Candleholder, Candlestick

Entry/Object ID

L74

Description

One candle holder decorated with a fern design, brass and glass. Wide and deep bowl/socket, urn shaped, above 6-point fern leaf drip catcher. Socket and drip catcher are threaded onto the stem, which long and slender, and carved with fern leaf design. The base of the stem mirrors the drip catcher. The stem threads onto a composite brass and glass base. The glass and brass are cemented together, with brass at the top and foot of the base. The glass has a diamond pattern around the outer edge, with stepped rings near the top. The brass top of the base is knurled, and the foot of the base has a repeating leaf pattern.

Made/Created

Date made

1870

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Candleholder

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Lighting Holders

Nomenclature Class

Lighting Equipment

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Search Terms

LIGHTING DEVICE, LIGHTING DEVICE, Furnishings

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Candleholder, Candlestick

Dimensions

Height

26 cm

Diameter

11.6 cm

Material

metal, brass, m�tal, laiton, Glass, verre, cement