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Candlesnuffer

Candlesnuffer

Public Domain

Maker
CultureAmerican or English
Titles
  • Candlesnuffer
Datec. 1725–1800
Possible placeUnited States
Possible placeEngland
MediumIron
Dimensions6 in. (15.2 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.69.6
Current Location
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Murphy Room
On view

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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
DescriptionThis candlesnuffer was used for trimming the wicks of candles to keep the end of the wick even and clean. It is in the form of scissors with one blade bearing a boxlike receptacle to catch the cut-off ends of the charred wick.
ProvenanceMiss Ima Hogg; given to MFAH, 1969.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
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