Candlestick
- Object Name:
- Candlestick
- Object ID:
- 1965.037.02
- Date:
- 1875-1900
- Description:
- Candle holder, tin plate. Sheet-metal cylinder 0.9" diameter soldered to base. Vertical seam that overlaps and is loose. Base is roughly rectangular with two long diagonal cuts at one end that are uneven and create a point. Has a quickly-made-at-home look.
- Material:
- Metal
Tin - Dimensions:
- H-1.2 W-3 D-1.3 inches
- Provenance:
- These holders were used to hold candles against the paneling of a wall at Christmas time. The points slipped between the boards and held the candles firmly in place.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Lily Hoffman
- Subjects:
- Candles, Candlesticks, Christmas decorations
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