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Taperstick, Taperstick (One of Four)
This is a taperstick. It was manufactured by Doccia Porcelain Factory. It is dated ca. 1750–1760 and we acquired it in 1987. Its medium is hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold. It is a part of the department.
The modeling of this centerpiece relates to an inkstand by Giovan Battista Foggini, for which his son Vincenzo delivered a wax model to Doccia in 1750.
It is credited Museum purchase from Charles E. Sampson Memorial and General Acqusition Endowment Funds.
Its dimensions are
H x W x D: 9 × 14.8 × 28 cm (3 9/16 in. × 5 13/16 in. × 11 in.)
It has the following markings
Unmarked
It is signed
Not signed
It is inscribed
None
Cite this object as
Taperstick, Taperstick (One of Four); Manufactured by Doccia Porcelain Factory (Italy); hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold; H x W x D: 9 × 14.8 × 28 cm (3 9/16 in. × 5 13/16 in. × 11 in.); Museum purchase from Charles E. Sampson Memorial and General Acqusition Endowment Funds; 1987-50-1-a
