Candlestick
date: label: date made
content: 17th century
notes: label: Description
content: This turned brass candlestick and its mate 1991.0664.0961 are decorated with a series of incised rings and knobs along the stems. The bottom portion has a grease tray or drip pan for catching tallow drippings. The holes on the sides sometimes referred to as economy window or candle window were used to help remove candle stubs.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Europe
topic: label: Subject
content: Lighting
label: Subject
content: Pharmacy
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content: Medicine and Science: Medicine
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content: European Apothecary
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content: Art
publisher: label: Related Publication
content: Urdang, George and Ferdinand William Nitardy. The Squibb Ancient Pharmacy: A Catalogue of the Collection
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1991.0664.0960
label: accession number
content: 1991.0664
label: collector/donor number
content: SAP 1048
label: catalog number
content: 1991.0664.0960
objectType: label: Object Name
content: candlestick
label: Other Terms
content: candlestick; Furnishings
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: brass (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 21 cm x 12.6 cm; 8 1/4 in x 4 15/16 in