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Silversmith: South, William
Silver; circular dish-shaped base with handle set at right angles to the base
Silver; the circular dish-shaped base with a raised centre supporting a cylindrical sconce. The side of the sconce is pierced with a long vertical bone-shaped hole, presumable to hold a mechanism for the raising of the candle. The long spatulate handle is hollow.
History note: Not known before testator
L.C.G. Clarke Bequest
Weight: 250 g
Weight: 8 oz
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1960-12-13) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray
18th Century, Early#
Queen Anne
1705
CE
-
1706
CE
Dish
Diameter 13.5 cm
Diameter 5 ½ in
To Rim
Height 2 cm
Height ⅝ in
Handle To Rim
Width 24 cm
Width 9½ in
Inscription present: 'LC' in a circle
Inscription present: lion's head erased
Inscription present: Britannia
Accession number: M.38-1961
Primary reference Number: 119249
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Chamberstick" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/119249 Accessed: 2024-11-05 12:44:51
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