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Primary term

holder, rushlight

URI

https://nomenclature.info/nom/1749 (opens semantic view)

Definition

An iron support resembling a pair of pincers, in which one arm is usually straight and fixed upright in a base of iron, wood or cork, or supported on iron feet, while the other arm, often U- or L-shaped and decorative, is movable and generally terminates in a counterweight that serves to hold the pincers closed. Some types have an auxiliary socket which is generally assumed to be a candle holder. Placed on a table or on the floor, used to hold a rushlight, generally at an angle for optimal burning and minimal dripping.

Definition source(s)

• Parks Canada / Parcs Canada, and Canadian Heritage Information Network / Réseau canadien d’information sur le patrimoine. 2009–2018. “Parks Canada Descriptive and Visual Dictionary of Objects / Dictionnaire descriptif et visuel de Parcs Canada.” 2009–2018.

English

Term (International)

rushlight holder

Inverted term (International)

holder, rushlight

French

Term (International)

chandelier à pinces

Term gender (International)

masculine

Alternative term(s)

chandelier; chandelier-pince; pince à chandelles; pince à éclats de bois; porte-résine

Spanish

Term

soportes para teas

External term source

Art & Architecture Thesaurus Online

Date created

2010-01-01

Date updated

2021-12-15

Parks Canada code(s)

• 02-00352

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URL

https://page.nomenclature.info/nom/1749 (reopens this page)

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