Object Number 1961.1629

Object Name

Wax Jack (Taper Stick)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Origin Notes

The creation place was identified as England, probably Birmingham by Fennimore (p.344).

Date

1750-1800

Materials

Brass; Iron; Copper; Wax

Dimensions (inches)

5.626 (H) , 4.437 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

14.29 (H) , 11.27 (W)

Object Description

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Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Fennimore, Donald L. 1996 Metalwork in Early America: Copper and Its Alloys from the Winterthur Collection.
• Published: cat.234, p.344