Snuffer
Date1800-1900
MediumSilver
DimensionsObject/Work: 45 x 190 x 60 mm
ClassificationsLighting Equipment
Terms
Object numberTN04313
DescriptionSilver candle snuffer, shaped as a pair of ornamented scissors. These could be used to trim the wick of the candle in order to prevent it becoming too long. The trimmed wick was caught by the box-shaped receptacle on the blades.On View
Not on viewCollections
1700-1900
1730
1700-1900
1850-1870
1850 - 1910
1850 - 1900
1750-1850