Candle Table

An image of a tall skinny table with a glass lamp on top. It is sitting in a room with tropical patterned green sofas.
Candle Stand in the Green Bedroom

Country of Origin: Britain 
Year: ca. 1860s
Materials: Wood 

Gendered furniture is an interesting feature of the Victorian Era. This table, which looks like a plant stand, is actually designed to support lighting devices, and is called a “candle stand.” It is meant to have a piece of lighting gear on it, whether an oil lamp, or a candelabra. The piece is designed so it has a sturdy top, but also so that the piece is light, as it was meant for a woman! It was made so women could easily move the table around the room instead of relying on someone to assist them.

We acknowledge that we are on the traditional lands of the Anishinaabek, Haudenosaunee, Lūnaapéewak and Attawandaron. We honour and respect the history, languages and culture of the diverse Indigenous people who call this territory home.

We acknowledge all the treaties that are specific to this area: the Two Row Wampum Belt Treaty of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy/Silver Covenant Chain; the Beaver Hunting Grounds of the Haudenosaunee NANFAN Treaty of 1701; the McKee Treaty of 1790, the London Township Treaty of 1796, the Huron Tract Treaty of 1827, with the Anishinaabeg, and the Dish with One Spoon Covenant Wampum of the Anishnaabek and Haudenosaunee.

The three Indigenous Nations that are neighbours to London are the Chippewas of the Thames First Nation; Oneida Nation of the Thames; and the Munsee-Delaware Nation who all continue to live as sovereign Nations with individual and unique languages, cultures, and customs.