Candlestick

1700-1730

Measurements

2-1/2 in x 3-1/2 in x 3 in

Materials

Brass

Credit Line

Historic Odessa Foundation, gift of H. Rodney Sharp

Accession Number

1959.3619

Provenance

Ex coll. H. Rodney Sharp

Comments

The small candlestick has a cylindrical socket above a double-reel shaft attached to an equilateral triangular base.  Despite the small size and lack of a bobeche to catch wax drippings (an indication of its early time of manufacture), the socket fits a normal candlestick.

The dating and place of origin derive from two similar candlesticks in the collection of the Victorian and Albert Museum.  See accession nos. M.1099-1926 and M.1099A-1926.