Candle snuffers with chinoiserie floral decoration

Details

• Title

  Candle snuffers with chinoiserie floral decoration

• Artist/maker

  possibly William Browne (1651 - 1700)

• Associated place

  Europe › United Kingdom › England › Greater London › London (place of creation)

• Date

  1682 - 1683

• Material and technique

  silver, engraved

• Material index

  processed material › metal › silver

• Technique index

  printed › intaglio print › engraving

• Object type

  lighting equipment › snuffer

• Dimensions

  18.4 cm (length)
  142 g (weight)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by Mrs Diane Bacon and Mrs Helen Smyth, in memory of their grandfather, A.H. Whiteley, 2002.

• Museum location

  Second floor | Gallery 55 | Silver

• Museum department

  Western Art

• Accession no.

  WA2002.230.1

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