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The Gloucester Candlestick: manufacture
06 Detail of the fixing prongs (now broken)
06 Detail of the fixing prongs (now broken)
The candlestick was originally joined together by prongs on the base slotted into recesses in the stem, locking the sections together. Discreet marks aided the assembly of the object.
