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candlestick; taperstick

Accession number: 34.139/91
Collection place: Great Britain
Production date: c. 1740
Material: glass; lead glass
Measurements: H 154 mm; DM holder 25mm (exterior), 17 mm (interior); DM (foot) 85mm; WT 150 gm
Museum Section: Decorative Art
Summary: Small candlestick. Straight sided holder with inturned and everted rim, on complex stem comprising (from top): double merese on cushion knop with two rows of air bubbles; straight shaft with 8-strand opaque white corkscrew twist; double merese on waisted cushion knop with two rows of air bubbles; on blown domed and terraced (5 corrugations) foot.
Location: Object stored at Mortimer Wheeler House (Ceramics and Glass store)

Mortimer Wheeler House, 46 Eagle Wharf Road, London N1 7ED Tel: +44 (0)20 7490 8447 E-mail: ceramics@museumoflondon.org.uk

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