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Taperstick: C/G.1 & A-1935

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Glassmaker: Unknown (Probably)

Entities

Categories

Description

Opaque white glass painted in polychrome enamels; drip-pan of enamelled copper with gilt-metal rim. Incised twist stem between multiple knops. Domed circular foot. The foot is painted with flowers and insects, and there are sprays of flowers on the nozzle and drip pan.

Notes

History note: Unknown before donor

Legal notes

Given by Ralph Griffin, MA, FSA

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 8.9 cm
Height: 17 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1935-02-20) by Griffin, Ralph, MA, FSA

Dating

18th Century
Circa 1755 - 1760

Note

The enamelled copper drip pan suggests that the taperstick was manufacture in South Staffordshire

School or Style

Rococo

Components of the work

Decoration composed of enamels
Stem

Materials used in production

presumed opacified with arsenic Opaque white glass

References and bibliographic entries

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: C/G.1 & A-1935
Primary reference Number: 26398
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 20 October 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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