Candlestick from 'Royal George' wreck

Candlestick retrieved from the wreck site of the ship of the line 'Royal George', which sank at Spithead in 1782. A brass chamber candlestick with gadrooned rim and a handle with an attachment for an extinguisher now missing.

Object Details

ID: REL0349
Collection: Relics
Type: Candlestick
Display location: Not on display
Vessels: Royal George (1756)
Date made: ca.1782
People: South Kensington Museum
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 102 mm x 145 mm