Candlestick

A teak candlestick on a wide turned base with baluster stem tapering to a very narrow diameter below the candle socket. A brass label is attached to the side of the base, inscribed: 'FROM THE TEAK OF HMS GANGES. THE LAST SAILING SHIP TO SERVE AS A SEAGOING SHIP'. In poker work on the base: 'Lister Wood Craft.'

Object Details

ID: REL0261.1
Type: Candlestick
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Lister Wood Craft
Date made: 20C
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Diameter: 150 mm;Overall: 357 mm
Parts: Teak candlesticks (Candlestick)