Glass object
 See large image taperstickAccession number: 34.139/90Collection place: Great Britain Production date: 1710-1750 Material: glass; lead glass Measurements: H 153 mm; DM (rim; external) 21 mm; DM (rim; internal) 13 mm; DM (foot) 96 mm; WT 200 gm Museum Section: Decorative Art Summary: Taperstick. Long narrow holder, slightly wider towards base, with everted and inturned rim, on complex stem comprising the following elements (from top): baluster; ball knop with double row of air bubbles; inverted baluster; bladed knop; 5-banded annulated knop; double merese; on blown, domed and terraced (5 corrugations) foot. Smooth pontil mark of the type produced by the glass left on the blowing iron when cracked off the holder ('self-empontillated'! W Gudenrath). Probably from the same glassworks as 86 and 424. Location: Object stored at Mortimer Wheeler House (Ceramics and Glass store) |
