Chamberstick

Item Information

Title:
Chamberstick
Description:
Circular saucer base/drip pan surmounted by cylindircal shape with incised lines and button lever for raising the candle. Shaft terminates in molded bobeche without defined socket. C-scroll handle, with ovoid thumb rest, riveted to base.
Date:
1800–1833
Format:
Objects/Artifacts
Genre:
brass (alloy)
incising
riveting
chambersticks
Location:
Historic New England
Collection (local):
Digitized Museum Collections
Subjects:
Brass
Riveted
Incised
Places:
Maine > York (county) > South Berwick
Hamilton House (South Berwick, Me.)
Extent:
4.875 in. x 7.375 in. (H x W)
Link to Item:
https://gusn.us/7636
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
Contact host institution for more information.
Notes:
Bequest of Elizabeth R. Vaughan
Accession #:
1949.422.2
Identifier:
7636