Rush Light Holder

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Date:1300 - 1699 (c.)

Description:An Irish rush light holder, dating to between the fourteenth and seventeenth centuries.

It has a twisted iron spike with a holder attached to it on a curving piece of twisted iron which is hinged to the spike.


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1400s
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1440s
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1600s
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1700s
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1740s
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1770s
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1800s
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1820s
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1840s
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1860s
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1880s
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1900s
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1920s
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1940s
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1970s
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1990s
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Donor ref: LEAMG : M594.1922 (72/22294)

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