Candle snuffer
Object number
31.8.1Date
1750 – 1775Description
Scissor-like snuffers with rectangular snuffers on blades. Handles are scrolled in rococo style. Owned in Newport by William Ellery, signer of the Declaration of Independence. Could have been made in England or America.
Materials
brassCredit Line
Gift of Mrs. W.H. HammettObject Type
candle snuffersRelated People & Organizations
Ellery, William, 1727-1820 (associated)Hammett, William H., Mrs. (associated)