Candlestick

1820-1860

Maker

Shaw

Measurements

7-3/8 in x 4-7/8 in (dia)

Materials

Sheet iron

Credit Line

Historic Odessa Foundation, gift of H. Rodney Sharp

Accession Number

1959.3804

Inscription

“SHAW” is stamped into the top of the thumbpiece.

Condition Notes

A small hole drilled in the base indicates that this candlestick was formerly electrified.

Provenance

Ex coll. H. Rodney Sharp

Comments

The tall cylindrical shaft, slotted along the seam for the handle of the ejector, attaches to the domed base with a square nut over a bolt, forming the candlestick.  The bobeche, designed to catch candle drippings, has a hook or finger tab.  This form of candlestick is popularly called a "hog scraper," a term derived from the base.

Other candlesticks of this type are marked Shaw, followed by "BIRMm," designated Birmingham, England, a supplier of all kinds of metalwares to Europe and the United States.