Collection Highlights
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)
1916-1922
1954.164
Painted plaster
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Candle snuffer
Object name
Candle snuffer
Date
1800-1840
Medium
Metal, steel
Dimensions
Overall: 5 1/4 x 1 7/8 x 1/2 in. ( 13.3 x 4.8 x 1.3 cm )
Description
Metal snuffer with trapezoidal shaped wick-end box, scrolled handles, and spring rivet with domed wingnut.
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Nora Durand Woodman
Object Number
1933.227
Gallery Label
According to accession records, this candle snuffer is from the Durand-Woodman family.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.