A mid-nineteenth-century brass candlestick; circular base with molding on edge; deep, concave pan; cylindrical shaft, removable cap; spring platform for candle; shaft stamped in front "Cornelius & Baker/Philadelphia" inside a rectangular metal frame; height 9 1/8" in. "Cornelius and Co. Lamps" and "Isaac F. Baker, lamp mfg." are both listed at 176 Chestnut Street. As early as 1810, a Christian Cornelius had been listed as silverplate worker and later appeared as a patent lamp manufacturer. Courtesy: Henry Francis du Pont Winterhur Museum
Provenance
Photographs from the estate of Henry Kauffman. This photograph not be be reproducted in any form without written permission of the Henry Francis Du Pont Winterthur Museum and it is understood that reproduction will be accompanied by the credit line: "Courtesy, Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum"
From explanation next the compass in picture: "Surveyors compass used by Caleb Ammidown in 1796 to survey the "Poll" Parish in Southbridge. The compass was made by Peregrine White, a Clockmaker and Silversmith of Woodstock."