Accession No
1907.175
Description
Candle snuffer of iron or steel with rectangular box with bevelled edges. Tapering, pointed tip; curved handles with circular loops. The snuffer is raised on three baluster feet, of which the two at the handle loops are broken off and missing.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Ely; Coveney
Period
Post Medieval
Source
Cambridge Antiquarian Society
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1907.175; MAA: 1907.789
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; ?Iron; ?Steel
Local Term
Measurements
59mm x 169mm
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Handwritten rectangular paper label with a metal eyelet tied to one of the handle loops with a brown string reading in black ink: 'A.1901.175. Pair of iron snuffers. (Bt 1907) Coveney, Isle of Ely. *The C.A.S.'.
Event Date
Author: Jan-Henrik Hartung
Description (Physical description)
Pair of candle snuffers
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Accession Register: '... pair of snuffers: one plain, of iron...Imperfect'
Event Date 1907
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
Candle snuffer of iron or steel with rectangular box with bevelled edges. Tapering, pointed tip; curved handles with circular loops. The snuffer is raised on three baluster feet, of which the two at the handle loops are broken off and missing.
Event Date 11/12/2023
Author: Jan-Henrik Hartung
FM:16073
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