31/2008-2
Metalwork
Brass Heemskirk candlestick, with a circular base, circular central drip tray and turnings in the stem, made in the Netherlands c.1570-1615.
candlestick
Heemskirk candlestick
Heemskirk candlestick
31/2008-2
On Display
c.1570-1615 (manufactured)
Netherlands (manufactured)
Tudor (1485-1603)
Stuart (1603-1714)
Stuart (1603-1714)
brass
cast
turned
soldered
turned
soldered
Brass Heemskirk candlestick with a circular base and circular central drip tray of roughly the same diameter as the base. The drip tray is situated halfway up the stem and features turnings both above and below the drip tray. There is a step within the drip tray, and a crack running round the underside of the drip tray. There is evidence of repair: there is solder on the drip tray, a minor repair in the middle, and the candlestick has been re-peened (inserting the stem into the base and hammering under the base to join the base and stem together). There is an ejection hole on the socket.
This candlestick is not a pair with 31/2008-1, but is of similar form.
This candlestick is not a pair with 31/2008-1, but is of similar form.
Height: 20.5cm
Diameter: 10cm
Diameter: 10cm
candle and rush lighting
Label text for the exhibition At Home with the World, Geffrye Museum (20 March 2012- 9 September 2012):
Candlesticks
These candlesticks were made in the Netherlands and are a shape which was popular throughout the seventeenth century. Portable and robust brass objects like these were imported to London in large quantities and were widely used in the homes of the wealthy as well as the middling sort.
Candlesticks
These candlesticks were made in the Netherlands and are a shape which was popular throughout the seventeenth century. Portable and robust brass objects like these were imported to London in large quantities and were widely used in the homes of the wealthy as well as the middling sort.