Candlestick
- Object Name:
- Candlestick
- Object ID:
- 1968.506.06 a-b
- Creator:
- Gleason, Roswell -- Pewterer
- Place of Origin:
- Dorchester, MA
- Date:
- 1830
- Description:
- Candlestick. Probably pewter (possibly britannia). Hollow round base (a) with a vertical, flat band around the sides. There are sloping shoulders above and a slight depression into which the stem rests. The stem has a baluster shape with a flat collar. On the underside of the base are concentric lines which suggest that it was spun. The removable bobeche (b), which is pewter, has a wide collar, rolled downward on the edges. Marks in depressed scroll in the center of the base: "R. GLEASON." in block capitals.
- Material:
- Metal
Pewter - Dimensions:
- H-7 Dia-4 inches
- Provenance:
- Candlestick has maker's mark of Roswell Gleason (1799-1887), pewterer and britannia maker of Dorchester, MA.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
- People:
- Gleason, Roswell
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