Candlesnuffer
- Object Name:
- Candlesnuffer
- Object ID:
- 1955.170 b
- Place of Origin:
- Sheffield, England (probably)
- Date:
- 1830-1850
- Description:
- Cone Snuffer, one of a set with a candlestick (1955.170 a-b). Silverplate. Has a ball finial. Beaded rim at opening. L shaped extension on one side. Silver plated over copper. Painted-on number was applied over a small area on inside near bottom edge where some of soot residues were mechanically scraped away. This scraped area has silver or gray color.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- H-3.1 W-1.5 Dia-1.25 inches
- Provenance:
- One of a large collection of household decorative furnishings from the donors family. Given in memory of the donor's aunt, Ellen Cuthbert Roberts (1857->1910), of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Donor reported that her aunt cared for the items during her long life, and then left them to the donor.
- Credit Line:
- Bequest of Alice Roberts Turner, in memory of Ellen Cuthbert Roberts
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