Candlestick, 1670–1700, Brass, H. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm); Diam. 6 1/8 in. (15.6 cm), Metal, A typical household in seventeenth-century New England owned several metal or ceramic candlesticks. Wax candles were an expensive rarity—most colonists made their own candles from tallow (animal fat).
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Candlestick, 1670–1700, Brass, H, 8 1/2, 21.6 cm, Diam, 6 1/8, 15.6, Metal, typical, household, seventeenth-century New, England, owned, several, metal, ceramic candlesticks, Wax candles, expensive rarity—, colonists, own, tallow, animal fat
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