Record ID: LEIC-A803B5
Object type: CANDLE HOLDER
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval copper alloy candlestick fragment, 127mm long, 22mm in diameter and weighing 129grams. The objecrt is circular in cross section and rectangular in form. It consists of a fairly plain shaft which is decorated with a series of incised lines and slight collars. At one end it terminates in a triangular shaped projection which is decorated with a shallow collar followed by an incised border. Beyond this the object has a rectangular shaped projection with a small central hole, this part would be for fitting into a base. The other end has a widened rectangular terminal which fo…
Created on: Tuesday 29th March 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 25th September 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-80B737
Object type: CANDLE HOLDER
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval copper alloy candle holder base? The object is 72mm in diameter and 4mm thick with a weight of 52.29grams. It is broken but consisits of a circular slightly concave plate which has concentric raised lines on its upper surface and the remains of a central fixing prong in its centre.
Created on: Tuesday 2nd August 2011
Last updated: Thursday 14th May 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-7D0584
Object type: CANDLE HOLDER
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Late medieval copper alloy candle holder fragment, 78mm long, 31mm wide and 24mm thick. The object is in fair condition with a blackened/greenish patina and weighs 50.39 grams. The object consists of a sub rectangular form with a pentagonal section. The upper edge is tapers outwards slightly and is decorated with a protruding lip which has a raised collar underneath it. Below this each face has a rectangular cut out with a teardrop shaped cut out above, two of these are damaged. The base of the object is formed of an outwards tapering foot which has a rectangular sectioned rounded loo…
Created on: Friday 31st August 2007
Last updated: Monday 15th June 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-068AF3
Object type: CANDLE HOLDER
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
A Medieval copper alloy candle holder, 41mm long, 20mm in diameter and 2.5mm thick. The object weighs 35.47grams and has a dark green patina. The object represents the 'business' end that held the candle, it consists of a tube 27mm long and 20mm in diameter. This is decorated with a series of horizontal incised and raised lines. Below this the object tapers considerably to 10mm in diameter, here it forms a slight lip and then becomes a rivet like protrusion 8mm in diameter and 3mm deep.
Created on: Friday 3rd December 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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