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Ceramic object

candlestick

Accession number: A10792
Collection place: Surrey/Hampshire border; England
Production date: 1551-1700
Material: ceramic; earthenware
Measurements: H 110 mm
Museum Section: Post-Medieval
Summary: Socket candlestick of upright form with a drip or grease-tray on a pedestal base. The socket has some rilling and raised cordons and the drip or grease-tray positioned approximately at the mid-point of the candlestick has a slightly upturned and thickened rim. The yellow glaze runs inside the socket and outside as far as the drip-tray and rim.
Location: Object stored at Mortimer Wheeler House (Ceramics and Glass store)

Related publications

Pearce, Jacqueline E.; Lakin, David; Edwards, J.E.C., Border wares Post-medieval pottery in London, 1500-1700: 1 London: HMSO, (1992). Volume 1 Pages: xii, 137 pISSN ISBN 0112904947 (Object details: fig 41 no 343, paralleled)