Post-Medieval — C. 1800
Candle holder, rushlight holder
An iron rushlight holder with forceps to hold the rush. One arm of the forceps is spirally twisted and bends up with a cone shaped counterweight at the end which was also used as a candleholder. The other arm is plain and straight. The base is missing.
- Category:
- Post-Medieval
- Object ID:
- 81.561/3
- Object name:
- candle holder, rushlight holder
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- —
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- Production date:
- c. 1800
- Material:
iron
- Measurements/duration:
- H 195 mm, W 22 mm, D 74 mm (overall)
- Part of:
- —
- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 40%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
- Image credit:
- —
- Creative commons usage:
- CC BY-NC 4.0
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