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Taperstand (part of a set)

Asprey British
1851
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 516
The set (1982.88.1–.8) was shown at the Crystal Palace exhibition in 1851. Except for the paper knife, each piece is engraved underneath with Asprey's name and address and the words Exhibition 1851.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Taperstand (part of a set)
  • Maker: Asprey (British, founded 1781)
  • Date: 1851
  • Culture: British, London
  • Medium: Gilt bronze, malachite
  • Dimensions: Height: 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm)
  • Classification: Metalwork-Gilt Bronze
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Gift of Irwin Untermyer, Loretta Hines Howard and Charles Hines, in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Hines, and J. Pierpont Morgan, by exchange, 1982
  • Object Number: 1982.88.6a–c
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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