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A douter made a pincer movement to extinguish a wick in a spirit lamp. The unusual word, now obsolete, is a contraction of "do-outer."
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Title: Douter
Date: first half 18th century
Culture: British, probably London
Medium: Silver
Dimensions: Length: 5 in. (12.7 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Silver
Credit Line: Bequest of W. Gedney Beatty, 1941
Accession Number: 41.160.25
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