Snuffer Stand
Dateca. 1770
Maker
John Hidson
OriginEngland, Birmingham
MediumPolished iron or steel
DimensionsOH: 7 9/16"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1980-48
DescriptionSnuffer standLabel TextThis elaborately shaped snuffer stand bears the mark of John Hidson, a specialist maker of candle snuffers who worked in Birmingham from 1752 until 1801. Fashioned from polished iron or steel, it demonstrates the fact that sophisticated metal objects could be made of inexpensive materials with excellent results.Inscription(s)NoneMark(s)Marked "HIDSON" on base.
ca. 1740
Female Society for Birmingham, West Bromwich, Wednesbury, Walsall, and their Respective Neighbourhoods for the Relief....
1827
