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Candle Holder with Pricket
Late 17th century10 in. x 3 3/4 in.
Unidentified,
Object Type:
Household Object
Medium and Support:
brass
Credit Line:
Florence Griswold Museum; Gift of Mr. and Mrs. George Page Ely
Accession Number:
X1972.238.a&b
The pricket (a) has a brass spike which is riveted to a brass stand. The stand is flat and circular. It is hollow and without a bottom, with incised lines around the sides. The candle holder (b) has a central band which slides over the pricket spike from which two opposing arms are raised. The arms have five sides and flare slightly outward with a candle socket at each end. One socket has been resoldered.