Snuffer

England or United States

1900-1940

Measurements

11-3/8 in x 1-1/4 in (dia)

Materials

Silver and ebony

Credit Line

Historic Odessa Foundation, bequest of H. Rodney Sharp

Accession Number

1968.858

Inscription

“STERLING 4” is stamped into the outer edge of the cone

Provenance

Ex coll. H. Rodney Sharp

Comments

This modern candle snuffer has a long tapered silver shaft terminating at a ball atop a cone-shaped snuffer. A turned, ebony shaft, attached to the silver shaft by a silver pin, insults the user's hand from any heat build-up. A “STERLING" stamp identified the purity of the silver, and the no. 4 likely denotes a pattern.