Not currently on display at the V&A

Corkscrew

early 18th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
France (made)

Brass and steel, in the form tire-bouchon à cage


Object details

Categories
Drinking
Personal Accessories
Metalwork
Tools & Equipment
Accessories
Object type
Corkscrew
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Corkscrew
  • Corkscrew Part
Materials and techniques
Steel
Physical description
Brass and steel, in the form tire-bouchon à cage
Credit line
G. Giachin Bequest
Bibliographic references
  • Bernard M. Watney and Homer D. Babbidge, Corkscrews for Collectors, Sotheby Park Bernet, London and New York, 1981, ISBN: 0 85667 113 4
  • Philippa Glanville and Sophie Lee, eds., The Art of Drinking, V&A Publications, London, 2007, p. 108
Collection
Metalwork Collection
Accession number
M.72:1-1993

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O322687/corkscrew-unknown/
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