Candlestick, Altar

Object/Artifact

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Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Candlestick, Altar

Entry/Object ID

8203 a,b

Description

(a, b) Material: metal. Size: 6 1/2" diameter (at base) x 22" H. Description: brass - rope patterned stem set on a wide domed foot - bowl at top flares from stem to a wide opening - open tube candleholder at top extends through center of bowl - decorative brass knob mounted at mid-shaft.

Context

Waseca County Church St. Mary Township Catholic Church. Candlestick is from St. Mary's Church. An altar-candlestick consists of five parts: the foot, the stem, the knob about the middle of the stem, the bowl to receive the drippings of wax, and the pricket, i.e. the sharp point that terminates the stem on which the candle is fixed. Instead of fixing the candle on the pricket, it is permissible to use a tube in which is put a small candle forced into the top of the tube by a spring placed within.

Cataloged By

Legacy Photo Import

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Candlestick, Altar

Class

Lighting Device

Category

Furnishings

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Exhibitions

Notes

1-7/1998; 2/2007

Create Date

August 10, 2000

Update Date

November 21, 2024