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Description: | A copper-alloy folding portable candle holder. It consists of a strip of copper alloy that is folded in half and fastened together with two rivets, which remain in place. Between the two leyers is a shorter lenth of sheet, also held by the central rivet through a slot in the centre (not visible). This piece is the mechanism which could have been slid along the folded strip. The folded end of the strip is slotted to take a semicircular flange that sits on a short pin. The flange has three slots in it, into which the mechanism can be engaged to fix the candle at different angles. The cup into which the candle would be placed is missing. It would have fixed to the far end of the hinged bar. Also missing is a spike which would have extended from the semi-circular flange. The spike would have been used to fix the candleholder in a wall or to a desk. The holder has a dark brown patina. There are not many examples of these objects on the database. They include LVPL-ABFE73, LIN-A11301 and NMS-1D35E4 which is the most complete. Examples can also be seen in Read's Metal Artefacts of Antiquity, and Egan's Medieval Households. This probably dates from the 14th or 15th century.
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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