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Candle stick and branch

Joseph Bird (1st mark probably 1697)

Thomas Williamson

1698–99, about 1726–37

Object PlaceLondon, England

Medium/TechniqueMetal

Dimensions17.4 x 30.1 x 26.5 cm (6 7/8 x 11 7/8 x 10 7/16 in.)

Credit LineBequest of Forsyth Wickes—The Forsyth Wickes Collection

Accession number65.2301a-b

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ClassificationsSilver

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Europe

InscriptionsSTICK: MARKS: one in each corner of base, maker's mark BI with a crown above and a bird below (like Grimwade 178); lion's head erased; Britannia; date letter c (1698/9). ARMORIALS: on the base, Grey(of Groby),Earl of Stamford,with Maynard in preten SCRATCHES: engraved on the underside of the base "Bere Alston." BRANCH: MARKS: no marks on the bezel. On one scroll of branch, crowned harp. On another scroll of branch, Hibernia. On underside of each waxpan, crowned harp and Hibernia. On each nozzle, crowned harp. ARMORIALS: on each waxpan and on the central shaft, unidentified crest (an armgrasping a stick with a serpent wrapped around it).