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Candlestick, snuffers, and scissors
Marked by: James Dixon and Sons (English, working in Sheffield, 1806–1976)
English (Sheffield)
about 1835
Object Place: Europe, Sheffield, England
Medium/Technique
Metal; Sheffield plate
Dimensions
8.4 x 4.6 x 13.9 cm (3 5/16 x 1 13/16 x 5 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss E. E. P. Holland, in the name of Hannah, daughter of William Dawes
Accession Number13.562a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSilver
DescriptionSaucer has shell and scroll edge, leaves and flowers on socket and top. Scroll handle into which the extinguisher hooks. Snuffers (which do not belong) fit in a slot under the socket.
Marks
On the inside of the nozzle, maker's mark D*S in a rectangle (Bradbury,1912ed, p451). Also stamped inside nozzle, T 700 X. No marks on snuffer and extinguisher.