Morse, Frances Clary · New York, the MacMillan Co. · leaf 331
cks, over which are large glass shades used toprotect the candle flame from draughts. Theseshades are now being reproduced, and it is almostimpossible to tell the old from the new. The clock Fires and Lights 305 upon the shelf is a very old English one, but thereflections upon the glass cover make… … lllus. 254. —Candlesticks, 1775-1800. Illustration 254 shows two candlesticks owned bythe writer. The one shaped like a mug with ahandle is of Sheflield plate, and was made for usein a sick-room or any place where it was necessaryto burn a light during the entire night. Thereshould be a glass…
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