Museum Collections

Cast and wrought silver chamberstick and extinguisher; urn-shaped socket with a flared lip and applied, circular, concave, drip pan with a reeded rim on a baluster stem, seamed down the center; stem applied to a circular, saucer base, domed in the center, with an applied, gadrooned rim; engraved with a lion rampant on fess over the initials, "L. B. C." in gothic script on the saucer; reeded ring handle applied to one side of the rim; square socket applied to the side of the socket to hold the extinguisher; cast, conical extinguisher, seamed down the center with an applied reed rim and a cast ball finial; squared hook, to hang extinguisher, applied on the center of the body; makers' marks stamped on the base of the chamberstick.