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Sealing wax igniter
Sealing wax igniter, tin-plate, cylindrical canister with loop handle and domed cover with to the centre a short tube-shaped nozzle; the base and interior covered with a black japan, the exterior covered with a crimson japan, the cover decorated with alternating borders of scrolls and stars, with a design of radiating lines around the nozzle, the decoration in silver to which the varnish has given a golden tinge, further golden lines around the canister.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 50034
Creation/Production
Usk
Date: 1790-1840 ca
Acquisition
Purchase, 1903
Measurements
Height
(cm): 10.5
diam
(cm): 6.2
Width
(cm): 9
Height
(in): 4
diam
(in): 2
Width
(in): 3
Techniques
cut
decoration
Applied Art
soldered
forming
Applied Art
japanned
decoration
Applied Art
silvered
decoration
Applied Art
Material
tin-plate
Location
In store
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