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DateMid 1700s
Terms
- Candlesticks
- Brass
- Iron
Dimensions22.84 × 12.69 cm (9 × 5 in.)
Credit LineGift of Cummings E. Davis (1886)
Object numberH0602
DescriptionStem hollow cast in two pieces, brazed together (seams not visible), finished on lathe. Bottom of stem spread inside top of base. Base has six lobes with a point between each lobe, tips of lobes molded. Center of base circular. Turnings on stem: lines at bottom, then large ring, reel, straight section, then bulb with scalloping, reel, and straight section at socket with ring in middle, no drip pan. Ejector rod (stored seperately) is an iron wire with a brass disk at top which slid up and down candle socket. Wired for electric light: ejector rod removed, electric socket set into candle socket, three feet added on base. No longer used as an electric light.
