Taperstick
Date1731-1732
Artist/Maker
James Gould
OriginEngland, London
MediumSilver (Sterling)
DimensionsOH: 4 1/4"; OW: 2 21/32"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1936-449
DescriptionTaperstick: inverted bell-shaped socket with moldings below rim and applied mid-band on inverted baluster stem of hexagonal plan flaring at bottom to circular well on top of stepped base of hexagonal plan; uninscribed as to owner; weight: 2 oz., 16 dwt., 18 gr.InscribedNone.
MarkingsMaker's mark "I" superimposed on "G" in block letters within a herat leopard's head crowned, liom passant, and date letter on underside of base.
ProvenanceVendor: Crichton Bros., London
1725-1726
1746-1747
1727-1728
1729-1730
1714-1715
ca. 1765
1698-1699
1723-1724
1723-1724
1723-1724
1723-1724
1720-1721