Wax jack owned by the Dennis Family
date: label: Date
content: early 19th century
name: label: Subject of
content: Dennis Farm Charitable Land Trust, American, founded 2001
notes: label: Description
content: The taper holder is a silver plated piece with three hallmarks or maker's marks pressed into the rim of the saucer/dish base. The center of the dish curves upward to support two curved parabolic prongs which curve out and up before meeting again at the top of the piece where they support a small metal cylinder with a circle cut in its center. A spool of candle wax wound on a thin metal rod with an oval handle is parallel to the base; the wax taper is threaded through the round metal piece at the top. There is a silver handle melded to rim just under the oval handle of the spool which unspools the beeswax taper. A small cone shaped candle-snuffer is attached to the PL prong by a hanging chain.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Correspondence
label: Topic
content: Domestic life
label: Topic
content: Families
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1783-1815
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1815-1861
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of M. Denise Dennis, in honor of the Dennis Family
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.273.1
objectType: label: Type
content: taper jacks
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: britannia metal, silver, beeswax, and cotton (fiber)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (width includes handle): 6 3/4 × 5 1/8 in. (17.1 × 13 cm)