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Candle stem

Joseph Bird (1st mark probably 1697)

1698

Object PlaceLondon, England

Medium/TechniqueMetal

Dimensions18.2 x 12.1 x 11.8 cm (7 3/16 x 4 3/4 x 4 5/8 in.)

Credit LineBequest of Forsyth Wickes—The Forsyth Wickes Collection

Accession number65.2303

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ClassificationsSilver

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Europe

InscriptionsMARKS: one on each corner, underside of base, maker's mark BI with a crown above and a bird below (Grimwade 178); lion's head erased; Britannia; date letterc (1698/9). ARMORIALS: engraved on base, arms of Grey, Earl of Stamford impaling Maynard. SCRATCHES: engraved on underside of base, "Bere Alston".