Chamberstick

Object/Artifact

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Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Chamberstick

Entry/Object ID

1979.16.9

Description

Copper-colored tin chamberstick with a round base. There is a tab on the side for raising the candle, and a looped handle on the edge of the base.

Context

Owned by a member of the Hathaway family.

Acquisition

Accession

1979.16

Source or Donor

Allyn, Edna Hathaway (1908-2004)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Chamberstick

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Candlestick

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Candleholder

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Lighting Holders

Nomenclature Class

Lighting Equipment

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

3-1/2 in

Diameter

4-3/4 in

Material

Tin