taperstick



taperstick

Summary

Public: A pair of tapersticks with baluster stem, round base divided by flutes into six lobes terminating in nozzles with a scalloped rim. Enamel on metal and painted in colours with five panels of landscape, two on the stem and three on alternate lobes around the base within yellow scroll borders, the three alternate lobes and stem are decorated with panels of dark blue adorned with floral sprays in gold and groups of dots in white. Private: A pair of tapersticks with baluster stem, round base divided by flutes into six lobes terminating in nozzles with a scalloped rim with metal mounts to the base and centre of the stem. Enamel on metal and painted in colours. Three panels of landscape are painted on the lobes of the base within yellow scroll borders, the other three lobes are decorated with panels of dark blue adorned with floral sprays in gold and groups of dots in white. The stem is painted with two panels of landscape with yellow scroll borders between and above which are panels of dark blue adorned in a similar way as the base.


Object Name

taperstick

Dimensions

object: 16.5cm

accession number

1958.608/2

Place of creation

South Staffordshire

Medium

Credit

Harold Raby bequest

Legal

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