Candle extinguisher
Category
Brassware
Date
1750
Materials
Brass and wood
Measurements
35 x 305 x 35 mm
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Tredegar, Newport
NT 1552754
Summary
Candle snuffer. A brass, bell-shaped candle snuffer with graduated turned brass handle attached to a long, turned wooden handle, with hole at end. Light brown in colour. Few scratches to handle.
Provenance
Part of the collection on loan to the National Trust from Newport Museum and Galleries. In March 2012 the National Trust took over the management of Tredegar House with its contents and its 90 acres of gardens and parkland, from Newport City Council for a period of 50 years.