a lakes cornish pottery truro chamberstick. made in the late 1960's

made in the late 1960's early 1970's

this began the toy theatre craze which involved the art of tinselling the theatrical portraits using tiny pieces of foil

the stitchwork was fairly limited to a long running stitch for maximum coverage

height 125mm x diameter 110mm

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a lakes cornish pottery truro chamberstick. made in the late 1960'sa lakes cornish pottery truro celadon glazed chamberstick. diameter 130mm height 70mm chambersticks have been around for a long time. they differ from a candlestick in that they were originally designed to be carried. they have a wide dish like base known as a wax pan to catch dripping wax thus protecting the user, their clothes, rugs and furniture from spills. originally they would be found in the entrance hall ready for use at night by a member of