Corkscrew
ca. 1900 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Corkscrew with handle formed from a nut. Large steel worm with traces of silver-plating, set into a varnished nut one side of which has been polished. On this is painted the scene of a shipwreck with figures on a beach watching the ship; below is inscribed: Peruvian Ashore at Seaford 8 Feb. 189.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Nut, steel |
| Brief description | Corkscrew, steel, the handle formed from a nut, England, ca.1900. |
| Physical description | Corkscrew with handle formed from a nut. Large steel worm with traces of silver-plating, set into a varnished nut one side of which has been polished. On this is painted the scene of a shipwreck with figures on a beach watching the ship; below is inscribed: Peruvian Ashore at Seaford 8 Feb. 189. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed: Peruvian Ashore at Seaford 8 Feb 1899 |
| Credit line | G. Giachin Bequest |
| Bibliographic reference | Bernard M. Watney and Homer D. Babbidge, Corkscrews for Collectors, Sotheby Park Bernet, London and New York, 1981, ISBN: 0 85667 113 4 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.111-1993 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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