Candlestick
Candlestick
- Description
- This turned brass candlestick and its mate 1991.0664.0960 are decorated with a series of incised rings and knobs along the stems. The bottom portion has a grease tray or drip pan for catching tallow drippings. The holes on the sides sometimes referred to as economy window or candle window were used to help remove candle stubs.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 17th century
- place made
- Europe
- Physical Description
- brass (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 21.5 cm x 12.5 cm; 8 7/16 in x 4 15/16 in
- ID Number
- 1991.0664.0961
- accession number
- 1991.0664
- collector/donor number
- SAP 1049
- catalog number
- 1991.0664.0961
- Credit Line
- Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
- subject
- Lighting
- Pharmacy
- See more items in
- Medicine and Science: Medicine
- Art
- European Apothecary
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
