On View
Not on viewCandlesticks
DateLate 1600s to Early 1700s
Terms
- Candlesticks
- Brass
- Iron
Dimensions12.69 × 5.08 × 5.08 cm (5 × 2 × 2 in.)
Credit LineCandlestick, late 17th - early 18th century. Concord Museum Collection, Gift of Mr. Russell H. Kettell; H1598b.
Object numberH1598B
DescriptionStems hollow cast in two pieces, brazed together (brazing seams not visible), and finished on a lathe. Bases square with sloping sides. Center sections of bases circular, taper up. Turnings: reel, bulbous ring, reel, larger ring, reel, straight section at socket, drip pan at top. Stem attached by fitting it through hole in top of base and spreading ends. Has ejectors for removing candle stubs consisting of an iron rod which fits through stem, with a brass disk at top which slidesup and down in candle socket, and button at bottom. Candles wired for electricity; ejectors removed and stored seperately, wire fed through stem to candle with bulb socket at top, feet added to bases at corners.