Candlestick

Description

Cast silver baluster candlestick with an acanthus-like stem, by W. Dempster, Edinburgh, 1757 - 1758, inscribed "Virtute et Labore" at the base of the stem

Museum reference

H.MEQ 680

Object name

Candlestick

Production information

Dempster, William, 1742 - 1771 (fl.), Silversmith
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, Northern Europe

Date

1757 - 1758

Materials

Silver

Physical description

Cast silver

On display

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