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Teak candlesticks
A pair of teak candlesticks, each on a wide turned base with baluster stem tapering to a very narrow diameter below the candle socket. A brass label is attached to the side of the base, inscribed: 'FROM THE TEAK OF HMS GANGES. THE LAST SAILING SHIP TO SERVE AS A SEAGOING SHIP'. In poker work on the base: 'Lister Wood Craft.' One candlestick is in two pieces.
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Object Details
| ID: | REL0261 |
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| Collection: | Relics |
| Type: | Candlestick |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Lister Wood Craft |
| Vessels: | Ganges (HMS) |
| Date made: | 20C |
| People: | Turner, L. |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Parts: | Teak candlesticks |