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Description: | A copper alloy cylindrical object which is possibly a medieval or post medieval candlestick fragment. The object is a cast cylinder of 23.7mm diameter. At one end the cylinder tapers quickly to a diameter of 14.1mm with sloped shoulders between the two sizes of tube. The narrow cylinder is neither quite straight nor perfectly circular and the wall thickness varies from 3.4mm to 1.6mm thick. Both ends are open and are the original edges with no difference in the patina except for some damage to one side of the larger hole. There are a few scratches on the surface, but no visible decoration. It has a patchy light green and brown patina.It is possible that the object is a fragment of a medieval or post medieval candlestick. Brownsword (1985) describes a branched double socket type of candlestick which had separate sockets to hold the candles which then slotted into holes in the branches of the candelabra. Pieces of candlestick that seem to share some similarities with this object are also illustrated in Egan's The Medieval Household, and Bailey (2001) though the difference is that the published examples are broken fragments whereas this is a complete object.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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