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taperstick
taperstick

taperstick

Object Name2 Tapersticks
Made FromLead Glass
Dateabout 1740-1760
Place MadeEngland
TechniqueBlown, mold-blown
SizeSee Individual Records
Accession Number73.2.1
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionTwo tapersticks. Colorless, lead glass; blown, mold-blown. Tubular socket with everted rim, resting on five mereses; stem consisting of cylindrical section containing a multiple spiral air twist, three mereses, double ball knop containing a double series of air bubbles, octagonal "molded pedestal" stem with rounded shoulders, triple coil collar at base; domed and terraced foot, rough pontil mark on underside.
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