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taperstick

Accession number: A9772
Producer: St James's (Charles Gouyn)
Collection place: St James's, London
Production date: 1751-1760
Material: ceramic; porcelain; soft paste porcelain
Measurements: H 98 mm; DM (base) 60 mm
Museum Section: Decorative Art
Summary: Pair of taperstick figures of birds, decorated with floral patterns in coloured enamel.
Location: Object stored at Mortimer Wheeler House (Ceramics and Glass store)
Category: Porcelain.
Sub-category: St James's (Charles Gouyn).

Related publications

Adams, Elizabeth, Chelsea porcelain London: Barrie and Jenkins, (1987). Pages: 224 p.; ill.ISSN ISBN 0712615962 (Object details: pl IV, published)