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Rushlight Sold

Rushlight / Canhwyllharn i frwynnen a channwyll

A well patinated wrought iron rushlight and candle holder.

18th century Irish

5½” dia x 11½” h / 14cm dia x 29.2cm h

£850 Sold

A simple form of lighting in many homes. Rushes were collected in late summer when the skin was peeled, leaving a small strip to give support. The rush was then drawn through melted fat in a “grisset” pan. When dry they could be held in the rushlight holder and lit. The following is taken from “Old English Household Life” by Gertrude Jekyll and Sydney R Jones, 1939 – The ancient system of lighting in English homes, is often feeble, was not entirely inadequate, even though derived from slender sources. In common with other simple home-made expedients it suffered the slings of destructive criticism, and was the butt for caustic wit: “As rushlights in a spacious room, Just burn enough to form a gloom” (1764)

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