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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy candlestick of Post-Medieval date. Only a small portion of the base survives intact, the remainder missing due to old breaks. The surviving fragment consists of approximately one third of an originally circular flat base, with flared rim that projects both upwards and downwards to give a Y-shaped section. At the centre of the plate is the remains of the integrally cast stem of the candlestick, which appears to have been hollow and cylindrical in shape. There are no traces of decoration on any of the exterior faces. It measures 59.30mm in length, 27.95mm in width, 10.05mm in thickness at rim, and weighs 25.92g. This fragment draws parallels with what Brownsword terms 'Trumpet-based' candlesticks that emerge from the 16th century AD (Brownsword, 1985: pp. 2-4). The current example is perhaps later in date belonging in the 17th or 18th centuries AD.
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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