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Description: | Sheet copper alloy candle snuffer, broken but still with the terminal knop extant, and retaining its handle. The snuffer is now flattened but would have originally been hollow and conical in form. It has a longitudinal soldered seam which has sprung apart due to being crushed. The apex is in the form of spheroidal knop which appears to be solid and cast separately as the adjacent seam does not extend over its surface. The split side of the snuffer has bypassed the handle which has also been cast separately and attached to the cone. The handle is bent at a right angle and tapers to slot into a loop on the side of the candlestick so that it can be carried with it and used whenever necessary.Other examples on the database, such as IOW-6313C5, IOW-DF4E55, WAW-AE33C1, CORN-CDBBE3 and CORN-3BDDE5, are dated from c.1700-1900.
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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