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On Display: House - Commons Room
Rushlight (Candleholder)
1790-1810
Category
Metals
Place of Origin
England or United States; United Kingdom or United States; Europe or North America
Materials
- Iron
Museum Object Number
1994.0040
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Greta Layton Schutt
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Object Number
1994.0040
Object Name
Rushlight (Candleholder)
Category
Metals
Place of Origin
England or United States; United Kingdom or United States; Europe or North America
Origin Notes
Origin probably Great Britian, possibly the United States (Fennimore, 2004, p. 170). Origin previously catalogued as United States (as per previous cataloguer).
Date
1790-1810
Materials
- Iron
Techniques
- Wrought
Dimensions (inches)
11.614 (H) x 6.693 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
29.5 (H) x 17 (W)
Measurement Notes
W is overall. W (of base): 14.0 cm.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Fennimore, Donald L. 2004 Iron at Winterthur.
• Published: pp. 170-171, cat. no. 77.