Candle
Category
Historic Services / Lighting
Date
1924
Materials
Candle wax and wick
Measurements
165 mm (Length)
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Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 938292.1
Summary
Long plain wax candle contained within a cream envelope (b) rolled up and bearing a faded ink handwritten address for 'The Countess of Stamford / Dunham Massey Hall / Altrincham', a green halfpenny George V stamp and a London W.1 postmark for 8th October 1924. Part of a collection of miscellania contained in leather writing case, DUN/L/18.
Provenance
Stamford collection; devised to the National Trust by Roger Grey, 10th Earl of Stamford (1896-1976).