Context (Related Documents)
Old note accompanying the object notes: 'Sidgewick Museum says:- made of Serpentine [sic - serpentinite?]. Could well be Cornish, but Brittany or Unst (Shetlands) also possible.'
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Author: Aedan Jones

Description (Labels & Markings)
Historic label attached reads 'Rush-light stand Pennant.... Deposited by the Earl of Denbigh, 1912'
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Author: Aedan Jones

Context (Other owners)
Collected by The Earl of Denbigh, part of the Pennant Collection

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Author: maa

Research Visit (Archaeology Anthropology)
RES.2017.2383 | Researching David Pennant collections for a forthcoming exhibition on travel writing history at Dr Johnson's museum
Event Date 20/7/2017
Author: rachel hand

Context (Analysis)
Linear marks on base and walls are possibly lathe marks.
Event Date 17/10/2023
Author: Aedan Jones

Context (Amendments / updates)
Period field previously given as unknown and has now been updated to Post Medieval.
Event Date 17/10/2023
Author: Aedan Jones

Description (Physical description)
Circular stone rush-light stand or holder. Carved stone in the shape of a dish possibly made from grey serpentinite, simple rim with concave walls terminating at an acute angle with a kicked base. Horizontal lines wrap around the outer walls and circular incisions on the inside. Bulbous wick holder protrudes from the centre with a circular recess in the top. Some small chips to base and rim.
Event Date 17/10/2023
Author: maa