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folds held by slender bamboo rings, is shown in Figure 6. The 

 covering is tough oiled paper. The pricket candleholder has a drip 

 catcher. The case is yerce a jour chased. The top aperture is cov- 

 ered with a lid having a trifid floral crest as a central design. The 

 bottom is chased with cloud designs. (Cat. No. 317682, Japan; Mrs. 

 N. L. White; 4.7 inches (12 cm.) diameter.) Figure 4 is a Turkish 

 collapsible lantern of folded white linen with no crease support. 

 The case is of tinned sheet iron punched in linear pattern, the work 

 being crude. (Cat. No. 74597, Egypt; Dr. George W. Sampson; 

 5.5 inches (14 cm.) diameter.) A collapsible pocket lantern almost 

 of vest-pocket size was patented by Mr. Minor January 24, 1865. 

 This lantern is most ingeniously hinged and the parts stowed in small 

 compass so that it is a puzzle to open it up. The windows, which are 

 only two on account of the exigencies of folding, are glazed with 

 mica sheets. The lantern includes a small pocket for reserve candles 

 and a sanded surface for scratching matches. (PI. 34, fig. 2, Cat. 

 No. 325636, United States; gift of the Misses Long; 2.9 inches by 

 3.1 inches, 5.1 inches high (7.5 cm. by 8 cm., 13 cm.) During the 

 World War a folding lantern w'as issued to the United States forces. 

 This was the Stoneridge lantern patented in 1908, folding into a 

 compact bundle, and easily set up. The Avindows are glazed with 

 sheets of mica. The candleholder is a wire-rack device which is the 

 last word in burning candle ends. (PL 34, fig. 1, Cat. No. 325637, 

 Washington, D. C; Walter Hough; 14.2 inches (36 cm.) high.) 



CHURCH CANDLESTICKS 



In this great field the collection has only a few scattering ex- 

 amples. Some of these are shown under other headings (pi. 12). 

 Of hand specimens there is a bishop's candle dish held for him by 

 a deacon for the service after mass in the Roman Catholic Church. 

 (PI. 35, fig. 3, Cat. No. 325638; donor unknown; 10.6 inches (27 cm.) 

 long.) A five-branch terra-cotta candlestick is included in the 

 History of Religions collection. It is yellow brown in color and is 

 excellent work. The candle cups screw into the arms. (PI. 35, fig. 4, 

 Cat. No. 152245, Italy; G. Brown Goode; 7.5 inches (19 cm.) 

 diameter, 9 inches (23 cm.) high.) Like the baluster brass candle- 

 sticks described are those shown in Plate 35. This pair was used in 

 a Jewish synagogue in Palestine. (PI. 35, figs. 1, la. Cat. No. 315251 ; 

 E. Deinard; 8.7 inches (22 cm.) diameter at base, 24.8 inches (63 

 cm.) high.) An excellent specimen of metal art affected by Persian 

 influence is shown in a mosque candlestick of Moorish origin. (PI. 

 35, fig. 2.) The material is brass treated to produce the shade of 

 bronze, except the collar on the stem and margin of the socket. 

 The surface is beautifully ornamented wuth chisel w^ork in various 



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