• Title
  Candelabrum centrepiece cum epergne presented to James Mitchell, 1837
• Creator
  John S. Hunt
• Call number
  SAFE/XR 44
  Status: On display. Objects Gallery
  
• Level of description
  fonds
• Date
  
  1838
• Type of material
  Graphic Materials, Objects
• Reference code
  442313
• Physical Description
  Objects - silver and glass
  
• ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
  
  Physician and industrialist James Mitchell (1792-1869) was appointed surgeon at Sydney Hospital in 1829, and had a long and successful private practice at Cumberland Place. This candelabrum was made in London in 1838, following a subscription made by his friends and associates in acknowledgement of his 'highly valuable professional service'. Appropriately, the candelabrum's centrepiece figure is Aesculapius, the Roman god of medicine and healing.
  
  Reference: Australian Dictionary of Biography, Vol.2. Carlton, Vic : Melbourne University Press, 1967.
• General note
  
  The maker's mark 'ISH' and the hallmarks indicate that it was made by John S. Hunt, London, in 1838-1839. Three sconces and drip pans are by Paul Storr, London.
  
  Three glass bowls can replace the sconces for use as an epergne, and a glass and silver bowl can replace the figure of Aesculapius for use as a centrepiece.
  
  This item has been preserved & digitised as part of the Nelson Meers Foundation Benefaction, 2005.
  Digital order no:Album ID : 824134
• Signatures / Inscriptions
  
  "To James Mitchell Esqr. Surgeon in H.M. Colonial Service, Presented by a Numerous Body of Friends Desirous of Testifying their Sense of his Medical Skill and Personal Worth, Sydney, New South Wales, 26 September 1837" -- engraved on side of triangular base.
• Name
  Mitchell, James, 1792-1869
  
• Topic
  candelabra
  presentation pieces
  silverware
  surgeons
  
• Exhibited in
  
  Stories in silver - State Library of New South Wales
  Nelson Meers Foundation Heritage Collection - State Library of New South Wales (Jan-June 2005)
  Dixson 60 - State Library of New South Wales. Applies to: Candelabra only

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