Dished cylindrical base; tapered stem surmounted by a rectangular match holder; a scrolled handle with a circular thumb grip projects from one side of the stem; an arm projecting from the opposite side holds a cylindrical candle socket.
candlesticks
brass (alloy)
Brass
CANDLESTICK
Tamped ""GUSUMS/BRUR/7"" on the base.
Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),
Unknown
4.5 x 6 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Ralph May
1971.961
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