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Taper holder
Taper-holder or sealing wax igniter, tin-plate, cylindrical form wih loop handle and round slightly domed cover with a short nozzle to the centre; the interior covered with a black japan, the exterior covered with a scarlet japan and painted with three groups of flowers in green, white and red, narrow borders in red, white and black around the bottom of the body and the rims of the cover and nozzle.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 50208
Acquisition
Bequest, 8/6/1955
Measurements
Height
(cm): 7.3
diam
(cm): 5.2
Width
(cm): 6.9
Height
(in): 2
diam
(in): 2
Width
(in): 2
Techniques
cut
decoration
Applied Art
riveted
japanned
decoration
Applied Art
painted
decoration
Applied Art
Material
tin-plate
Location
In store
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