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Snuffers

(English, working in Sheffield, 1806–1976)
around 1835
Object PlaceSheffield, England
Medium/TechniqueMetal; Sheffield plate
Dimensions4.5 x 5.6 x 17 cm (1 3/4 x 2 3/16 x 6 11/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Thomas P. Rich
Accession number20.803
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsSilver
Collections
InscriptionsMARKS: on the cross-piece of the scissors mechanism, maker's marks Dixon in a square, a circle with a horizontal line through it and a tail (?) below in a square, and J in a square (Bradbury, 1912 ed, p451).
Tray
James Dixon and Sons
around 1835
Salt cellar
James Dixon and Sons
around 1835
Salt cellar
Salt cellar
James Dixon and Sons
around 1835
Candlestick, snuffers, and scissors
James Dixon and Sons
about 1835
Wax winder
Roberts, Cadman & Co.
1785–1810
Candelabrum
unmarked (stick)
about 1800
Candelabrum
unmarked (stick)
about 1800
Goblet
Goblet
James Dixon and Sons
about 1825
Knife [of a set with a Fork]
18th century
Fork [of a set with a knife]
18th century
Group shot: 1994.75-6
Crown chair
Tom Dixon
designed 1988, manufact. 1994
Group shot: 1994.75-6
Jester chair
Tom Dixon
designed 1990, manufact. 1994