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Culture:Dutch or Flemish
Title:taperstick
Date Made:ca. 1650
Type:Lighting Device
Materials:base metal: brass
Place Made:The Netherlands; Holland or Flanders
Measurements:overall: 3 x 2 3/4 in.
Accession Number:  HD 56.216
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield

Description:
Brass taperstick with a bell-shaped base. Tapersticks were made to hold small thin candles called tapers that were commonly used to melt wax for sealing documents and were often found on candle slides, secretaries, and tea tables. They were also known to be used for lighting tobacco in clay pipes, illumination, and producing a sweet smell. Taperstick with a very early, bell-shaped base. Tapersticks were made to hold small candles called tapers that were used commonly to melt wax for sealing documents and were often found on candle slides, secretaries, and tea tables. They were also known to be used for lighting tobacco in clay pipes, illumination, and producing a sweet smell. to melt wax for sealing documents.

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