Candles box
Category
Household and miscellaneous
Date
Unknown
Materials
Cardboard, wax, wick and paper
Measurements
150 mm (Width) x 50 mm (Depth); 110 mm (Length); 145 mm (Length)
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Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 938720
Summary
White cardboard box (lid missing) containing approximately forty coloured candles: yellow, green and pink plain candles and purple and orange barley twist candles; most of the candles are unused, four are used. The box bears three labels: one white rectangular label with blue borders and canted corners, on which is handwritten in ink 'Coloured Borders'; one small square white label with '4D' printed in black; one rectangular white label with rounded corners and gold labels on which is handwritten in black ink 'C986 / Prints / 5 doz'.
Provenance
Stamford collection; devised to the National Trust by Roger Grey, 10th Earl of Stamford (1896-1976).